(American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth Wright, Richard 1908-1960 creator text bibliography biography nyu New York HarperPerennial/Modern Classics 2006 1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed. monographic eng

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xiv, 419, 14 p. : port. ; 21 cm. Black Boy is a firsthand account of what it was like to come of age in the Jim Crow South. Richard Wright's story is an emotional journey through violence, abandonment, neglect, and hunger, as well as blatant racial discrimination Richard Wright ; with a foreword by Edward P. Jones. "The restored text, established by the Library of America." "Originally published in 1945 by Harper & Brothers ... The text as restored by the Library of America was published in 1991 ... First HarperPerennial edition published 1993"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-419). Wright, Richard 1908-1960 Homes and haunts Mississippi Wright, Richard 1908-1960 Childhood and youth Authors, American Homes and haunts Mississippi Authors, American 20th century Biography African American authors Biography African Americans Mississippi Social life and customs Mississippi Social conditions Mississippi Biography B 9780061130243 (sc) 0061443085 (pbk) 9780061443084 (pbk) 0061130249 (sc) BKL 070327 20250716144705.0 94572252