Student Companion to Richard Wright

by Robert Felgar

Book Overview

Born in rural Mississippi, the grandson of slaves, Richard Wright overcame every social obstacle, including poverty, racism, and limited education to achieve literary recognition as the creator of some of America's most powerful Black literature. Written with unprecendented candor, Wright's works changed the cultural landscape by challenging old stereotypes and myths about race. Wright scholar Robert Felgar has written a critical volume to help...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313309094
• ISBN13: 9780313309090
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"