1908-1960

Presents portraits of various post-World War II writers based in Paris, focusing on the stories of Richard Wright, the African-American author who left the United States in search of freedom, and Maurice Girodias, founder of the Olympia Press.

Collection of interviews revealing Wright's racial experience and the themes and techniques of his own work.

A collection of critical essays on the fiction of Richard Wright.

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

An autobiography describing the author's struggles against the dehumanizing southern social environment of the Jim Crow South.

Autobiography of Southern Negro who yearned for intellectual and physical freedom.

Presents a selection of critical analyses of Richard Wright's "Native Son," and includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, an extensive bibliography, and an index of themes and ideas.

Collects ten critical essays on the works of African-American author Richard Wright, and includes an introduction by critic Harold Bloom, a chronology, notes on contributors, and a bibliography.

Collects seventeen essays centered on Richard Wright, his protest novel "Native Son, " and various related civil rights issues, covering topics such as racism, oppression, identity, and the role of hip-hop music by writers such as James Baldwin, Hazel Rowly, and Ralph Ellison.