by Richard Wright · Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070369652
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«Black Boy» is the autobiography of African American writer Richard Wright, published by Gallimard in paperback (448 pages, in French).
Richard Wright recounts his childhood and youth in the southern United States during the early decades of the 20th century: the poverty, hunger, fear and racist violence of the segregation system, along with his struggle for identity, social justice and intellectual freedom.
Work originally published in 1945; this French edition appeared in 1974 in the Folio collection.
A classic of African American literature that will appeal to those seeking a direct account of racial segregation in the United States.
Richard Nathaniel Wright (1908–1960) was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid 20th centuries suffering discrimination and violence. His best known works include the novella collection Uncle Tom's Children (1938), the novel Native Son (1940), and the memoir Black Boy (1945). Literary critics believe his work helped change race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.
