A Reader's Guide to Richard Wright's Black Boy

by Maurene J. Hinds

Credited with developing the protest novel, Richard Wright became the first best-selling African-American writer of the twentieth century. Regarded by many as a masterpiece, his book Black Boy took the literary tradition of the narrative to new heights by providing a first-hand account of living in the South as an African American male during the Jim Crow era. Includes biographical information about the author.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766031659
• ISBN13: 9780766031654
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12