Item details
Condition
Good
ISBN
Does not apply
Special Attributes
Vintage Paperback
Book Title
Black Boy
Language
English
Topic
African Americans, Autobiography, Books, Classic Literature
Book Series
Historical
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Genre
Biographies & True Stories, History
Publication Year
1966
Original Language
English
Narrative Type
Fiction
Type
Novel
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Personalize
No
Intended Audience
Adults
Ex Libris
No
Inscribed
No
Personalized
Yes
Vintage
Yes
Signed
No
Era
1920s
Literary Movement
Post-Modernism
Item Height
7 in
Item Length
4 in
Number of Pages
288
More about this item
Black Boy
by Richard Wright
1966, Perennial Classic — P3056
288 Pages
Black Boy, an autobiography of Richard Wright's early life, examines Richard's tortured years in the Jim Crow South from 1912 to 1927. In each chapter, Richard relates painful and confusing memories that lead to a better understanding of the man, a black Southern American writer, who eventually emerges.
Pages unmarked. Some wear to cover including creasing, chipping at edges and spine, cover and title page crimped with previous owner's personal seal. Front cover has a 3 inch closed tear near the spine running vertically.