num_pages: 197
description: 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's Black Boy details the themes and history of this seminal American classic with thought-provoking critical essays, a comprehensive chronology of Wright's life and times, and an easy-to-follow index.
language: English
title: Richard Wright's Black Boy (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations
titlecomplete: Richard Wright's Black Boy (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations (Hardcover))
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 70
publisher: Chelsea House Publications