The Resource Black boy : (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth, Richard Wright ; with a foreword by Edward P. Jones
Black boy : (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth, Richard Wright ; with a foreword by Edward P. Jones
- Summary
- The author grew up in the woods of Mississippi amid poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a "drunkard", hanging about in taverns. Surly, brutal, cold, suspicious, and self-pitying, he was surrounded on one side by whites who were either indifferent to him, pitying, or cruel, and on the other side by blacks who resented anyone trying to rise above the common law. This is the author's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is an unashamed confession and a profound indictment, a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 60th anniversary edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 419, 14 p.
- Note
- "Originally published in 1945 by Harper & Brothers ... The text as restored by the Library of America was published in 1991 ... First HarperPerennial edition published 1993"--T.p. verso
- Contents
-
- Southern night
- The horror and the glory
- Isbn
- 9780061130243
- Label
- Black boy : (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth
- Title
- Black boy
- Title remainder
- (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Wright ; with a foreword by Edward P. Jones
- Title variation
- American hunger
- Subject
-
- Mississippi -- Biography
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- African American authors -- Biography
- African Americans -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- Childhood and youth
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi
- Mississippi -- Social conditions
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The author grew up in the woods of Mississippi amid poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a "drunkard", hanging about in taverns. Surly, brutal, cold, suspicious, and self-pitying, he was surrounded on one side by whites who were either indifferent to him, pitying, or cruel, and on the other side by blacks who resented anyone trying to rise above the common law. This is the author's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is an unashamed confession and a profound indictment, a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering
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- Title
- Black boy
- Summary
- Traces the author's coming of age in the Jim Crow-era South, a period during which he struggled to survive while journeying from innocence to adulthood
- Subject
-
- Life stories -- Arts and culture | Writing | Authors
- Racism -- Mississippi
- History writing -- United States -- African American | Civil rights
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Adult books for young adults
- African American authors -- Biography
- African Americans -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi
- Mississippi -- Social conditions
- Autobiographies and memoirs
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 165151
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
-
- 813/.52
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3545.R815
- LC item number
- Z96 2006
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 950
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/related_authorities
- _fG_60ODYlk
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Harper Perennial modern classics
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/titleRemainder
- (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/titleStatement
- Richard Wright ; foreword by Edward P. Jones
- Label
- Black boy : (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth, Richard Wright ; with a foreword by Edward P. Jones
- Note
- "Originally published in 1945 by Harper & Brothers ... The text as restored by the Library of America was published in 1991 ... First HarperPerennial edition published 1993"--T.p. verso
- Related Authorities
-
- Autobiographies and memoirs
- Social conditions
- African American authors
- Authors, American
- Social life and customs
- Authors
- Biography
- African American
- Adult books for young adults
- Childhood and youth
- Writing
- African Americans
- Racism
- 20th century
- History writing
- Civil rights
- Arts and culture
- Homes and haunts
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
- Life stories
- United States
- Mississippi
- Related Subjects
-
- Life stories -- Arts and culture | Writing | Authors
- Racism -- Mississippi
- Mississippi -- Biography
- History writing -- United States -- African American | Civil rights
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Adult books for young adults
- African American authors -- Biography
- African Americans -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- Childhood and youth
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi
- Mississippi -- Social conditions
- Autobiographies and memoirs
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-419)
- Contents
- Southern night -- The horror and the glory
- http://library.link/vocab/cover_art
- https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&client=dougp&isbn=9780061130243&upc=&oclc=ocm94572252/LC.JPG
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
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- Edition
- 60th anniversary edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 419, 14 p.
- Isbn
- 9780061130243
- Isbn Type
- (paper)
- Lccn
- 2007279724
- Note
- cat13
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- ocm94572252
- (OCoLC)94572252
- 10289
Subject
- African American authors -- Biography
- African Americans -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi
- Mississippi -- Biography
- Mississippi -- Social conditions
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- Childhood and youth
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi
- Adult books for young adults
- African American authors -- Biography
- African Americans -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi
- Autobiographies and memoirs
- History writing -- United States -- African American | Civil rights
- Life stories -- Arts and culture | Writing | Authors
- Mississippi -- Social conditions
- Racism -- Mississippi
Genre
- Biography
- Adult books for young adults
- Autobiographies and memoirs
- Biography
- History writing
- Life stories
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