Black Power: Three Books from Exile: Black Power; The Color Curtain; and White Man, Listen! (P.S.)

Wright, Richard

ISBN 10: 0061449458 / ISBN 13: 9780061449451

Editore: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2008

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• Titolo: Black Power: Three Books from Exile: Black Power; The Color Curtain; and White Man, Listen! (P.S.)
• Editore: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0061449458
• ISBN 13: 9780061449451
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: very good

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Riassunto

Three extraordinary and impassioned nonfiction works by Richard Wright, one of America's premier literary giants of the twentieth century, together in one volume, with an introduction by Cornel West.

“The time is ripe to return to [Wright’s] vision and voice in the face of our contemporary catastrophes and hearken to his relentless commitment to freedom and justice for all.” — Cornel West (from the Introduction)

Black Power: A Record of Reactions in a Land of Pathos is Richard Wright’s chronicle of his trip to Africa’s Gold Coast before it became the free nation of Ghana. It speaks eloquently of empowerment and possibility, freedom and hope, and resonates loudly to this day.

The Color Curtain: A Report on the Bandung Conference is a vital piece arguing for the removal of the color barrier and remains one of the key commentaries on the question of race in the modern era. “Truth-telling will perhaps always be unpopular and suspect, but in The Color Curtain . . . Wright did not hesitate to tell the truth as he saw it” (Amritjit Singh, Ohio University).

White Man, Listen! is a stirring assortment of Wright’s essays on race, politics, and other social concerns close to his heart. It remains a work that “deserves to be read with utmost seriousness, for the attitude it expresses has an intrinsic importance in our times” (New York Times).

Informazioni sull?autore

Born in 1908 near Roxie, Mississippi, Richard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depictions of the Black experience. The author of numerous works, he stands today as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. Black Boy and his novel Native Son are required reading in many high schools and colleges across the nation. Wright died in 1960 in Paris, France.