Richard Wright: Critical Prespectives Past And Present (Amistad Literary Series)

By: Henry L Gates

Book Overview

Richard Wright (1908 -- 1960) Of the numerous achievements that distinguish Richard Wright's place in the history of American literature, perhaps none is more important than the fact that he was the first African-American writer to sustain himself professionally from his writings alone. Primarily through the success of Native Son and Black Boy, Wright was able to support, for two decades, a comfortable life for himself and his family in Paris. He also became, with the publication of Native Son alone, the first internationally celebrated Black American author. If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son, his first and most successful novel. -- from the Preface by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567430279
• ISBN13: 9781567430271
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.4" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

This book was an exellent portrayal of Wright's work

When faced with a difficult term paper I turned to this book. It provided me with invaluable information to include in my paper. Wright's work, in my opinion, is some of the most senstional writing in modern times and needs to be represented well. This book vividly describes his progression into authorhood and his works from there on in. I would recommend this book to anyone in search of the ultimate research resource.