1908-1960

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.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the 1940 novel "Native Son, " and its author, Richard Wright.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the autobiographical novel "Black Boy, " and its author, Richard Wright.

Based on a scene from Wright's autobiography, "Black Boy", in which the seventeen-year-old African-American borrows a white man's library card and devours every book as a ticket to freedom.

Presents a variety of documents which have been chosen to help readers understand the political, racial, literary, social, and general cultural contexts of the fictional autobiography "Black Boy.".

Traces the life and achievements of the African American novelist.