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![Black Boy [seventy-Fifth Anniversary Edition] by Richard Wright](https://cdn.thestorygraph.com/i4ffjv1to5c478gx4z7rwxgbet13)
464 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062964137
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 18 February 2020
Description
A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the author's grandson.When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black B...
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emotional 63%
challenging 56%
informative 54%
dark 47%
sad 43%
tense 41%
inspiring 28%
hopeful 15%
adventurous 12%
funny 4%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 14%
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Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Child abuse, Chronic illness, Hate crimeMinor
Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Addiction
464 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062964137
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 18 February 2020
Description
A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the author's grandson.When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black B...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,029 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
challenging 56%
informative 54%
dark 47%
sad 43%
tense 41%
inspiring 28%
hopeful 15%
adventurous 12%
funny 4%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 14%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Child abuse, Chronic illness, Hate crimeMinor
Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Addiction