Richard Wright

A Documented Chronology, 1908-1960

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

In this minutely detailed, comprehensive chronology, Toru Kiuchi and Yoshinobu Hakutani document the life in letters of the greatest African American writer of the twentieth century. The author of Black Boy and Native Son, among other works, Wright wrote unflinchingly about the black experience in the United States, where his books still influence discussions of race and social justice. Entries are documented by Wright's journals, articles, and other works published and unpublished, as well as his letters to and from friends, associates, writers and public figures. Part One covers Wright's life through the year 1946, the period in which he published his best-known work. Part Two covers the final fifteen years of his life in exile, a prolific period in which he wrote two novels, four works of nonfiction, and four thousand haiku. Each part begins with a historical and critical introduction.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-01-07
Mått:178 x 254 x 23 mm
Vikt:776 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:456
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786465675

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Mer om författaren

Toru Kiuchi is a professor of English at Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan. Yoshinobu Hakutani is a professor of English and University Distinguished Scholar at Kent State University in Ohio.

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“This is a work of rare and commendable scholarship...it will have great value in collections specializing in American literature and/or black studies”—ARBA.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsEditorial NotePart One: An American Life, 1908–1946Introduction to Part One1: The South: Natchez, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee, 1908–19272: Chicago, November 1927–May 19373: Harlem and Brooklyn, New York City, May 1937–September 19394: Crompond, New York, and Mexico, September 1939–June 19405: The South, Harlem, and Brooklyn, June 1940–July 19426: Seven Middagh, Brooklyn, and Canada, July 1942–September 19447: Brooklyn, Canada, and the Midwest, September 1944–April 1946Part Two: A Life in Exile, 1946–1960Introduction to Part Two8: Paris and Greenwich Village, New York City, May 1946–July 19479: Paris, July 1947–August 194910: The United States and Argentina, August 1949–August 195011: Paris, August 1950–February 195212: London and Paris, February 1952–June 195313: Gold Coast and Paris, June 1953–August 195414: Spain and Paris, August 1954–April 195515: Indonesia, Paris, and Ailly, April 1955–September 195616: Germany, Scandinavia, and Ailly, September 1956–October 195717: Ailly, Zürich, and Moulin d’Andé, October 1957–October 195918: Rue Régis, Paris, November 1959–November 1960Sources and AbbreviationsBiographical Notes on Persons MentionedIndex