Richard Wright : writing America at home and from abroad /

"Critics in this volume reassess the prescient nature of Richard Wright's mind as well as his life and body of writings, especially those directly concerned with America and its racial dynamics. This edited collection offers new readings and understandings of the particular America that be...

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Other Authors: Smith, Virginia Whatley (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2016]
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