Richard Wright
A Documented Chronology, 1908-1960
Published on 7. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-0-7864-6567-5 (ISBN)
Description
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 Entries are documented by Wright's journals, articles, and other works published and unpublished, as well as his letters to and from friends, associates, writers and public figures.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.
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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.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
45 photos, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
851 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-6567-5 (9780786465675)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
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.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Editorial Note
Part One: An American Life, 1908-1946
Introduction to Part One
?1:?The South: Natchez, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee, 1908-1927
?2:?Chicago, November 1927-May 1937
?3:?Harlem and Brooklyn, New York City, May 1937-September 1939
?4:?Crompond, New York, and Mexico, September 1939-June 1940
?5:?The South, Harlem, and Brooklyn, June 1940-July 1942
?6:?Seven Middagh, Brooklyn, and Canada, July 1942-September 1944
?7:?Brooklyn, Canada, and the Midwest, September 1944-April 1946
Part Two: A Life in Exile, 1946-1960
Introduction to Part Two
?8:?Paris and Greenwich Village, New York City, May 1946-July 1947
?9:?Paris, July 1947-August 1949
10:?The United States and Argentina, August 1949-August 1950
11:?Paris, August 1950-February 1952
12:?London and Paris, February 1952-June 1953
13:?Gold Coast and Paris, June 1953-August 1954
14:?Spain and Paris, August 1954-April 1955
15:?Indonesia, Paris, and Ailly, April 1955-September 1956
16:?Germany, Scandinavia, and Ailly, September 1956-October 1957
17:?Ailly, Zuerich, and Moulin d'Ande, October 1957-October 1959
18:?Rue Regis, Paris, November 1959-November 1960
Sources and Abbreviations
Biographical Notes on Persons Mentioned
Index
Acknowledgments
Editorial Note
Part One: An American Life, 1908-1946
Introduction to Part One
?1:?The South: Natchez, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee, 1908-1927
?2:?Chicago, November 1927-May 1937
?3:?Harlem and Brooklyn, New York City, May 1937-September 1939
?4:?Crompond, New York, and Mexico, September 1939-June 1940
?5:?The South, Harlem, and Brooklyn, June 1940-July 1942
?6:?Seven Middagh, Brooklyn, and Canada, July 1942-September 1944
?7:?Brooklyn, Canada, and the Midwest, September 1944-April 1946
Part Two: A Life in Exile, 1946-1960
Introduction to Part Two
?8:?Paris and Greenwich Village, New York City, May 1946-July 1947
?9:?Paris, July 1947-August 1949
10:?The United States and Argentina, August 1949-August 1950
11:?Paris, August 1950-February 1952
12:?London and Paris, February 1952-June 1953
13:?Gold Coast and Paris, June 1953-August 1954
14:?Spain and Paris, August 1954-April 1955
15:?Indonesia, Paris, and Ailly, April 1955-September 1956
16:?Germany, Scandinavia, and Ailly, September 1956-October 1957
17:?Ailly, Zuerich, and Moulin d'Ande, October 1957-October 1959
18:?Rue Regis, Paris, November 1959-November 1960
Sources and Abbreviations
Biographical Notes on Persons Mentioned
Index