![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...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,423 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
challenging 56%
informative 52%
dark 49%
sad 44%
tense 44%
inspiring 24%
hopeful 15%
adventurous 14%
funny 5%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 16%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuseModerate
Child abuse, Chronic illness, Hate crimeMinor
Addiction, Slavery, Animal death
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 2,423 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
challenging 56%
informative 52%
dark 49%
sad 44%
tense 44%
inspiring 24%
hopeful 15%
adventurous 14%
funny 5%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 16%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuseModerate
Child abuse, Chronic illness, Hate crimeMinor
Addiction, Slavery, Animal death