"[Wright's] landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of the world, of the human heart.
Author(s): Richard Wright
304 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Short Stories (single author)

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Book Synopsis

"[Wright's] landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of the world, of the human heart." --James Baldwin

In these powerful stories, literary giant Richard Wright probes the landscape of the human heart and soul with deep compassion and biting clarity.

Each of the short works in Eight Men focuses on a Black man at violent odds with a white world, reflecting Wright's views about racism in our society and his fascination with what he called "the struggle of the individual in America." Wrenching and indelible, these stories will captivate all those who loved Black Boy and Native Son.

From the Back Cover

Here, in these powerful stories, Richard Wright takes readers into this landscape once again.

Each of the eight stories in Eight Men focuses on a black man at violent odds with a white world, reflecting Wright's views about racism in our society and his fascination with what he called "the struggle of the individual in America." These poignant, gripping stories will captivate all those who loved Black Boy and Native Son.

Review Quotes

"All eight men and all eight stories stand as beautifully, pitifully, terribly true. Some readers will be shocked by it for it presents straightforwardly a brilliant Black American's point of view. Many more readers will be uplifted and encouraged by it. . . . All the way through this is fine, sound, good, honorable writing, rich with insight and understanding, even when occasionally twisted by sorrow. Each story centers on a Black man involved cruelly with his surroundings, beaten down by them; each central figure is one way or another misunderstood by the world he knows; a few misunderstand and misinterpret that world. Altogether the eight men of these stories have in common a desperate . . . heroism." - New York Times

"Haunting. . . . A powerful and disturbing book." - Kirkus Reviews

"All eight men and all eight stories stand as beautifully, pitifully, terribly true. . . . Rich with insight and understanding, even when occasionally twisted by sorrow." - New York Times

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: .55 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Sub-Genre: Short Stories (single author)

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Number of Pages: 304

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Format: Paperback

Author: Richard Wright

Language: English

Street Date: April 29, 2008

TCIN: 77248179

UPC: 9780061450181

Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-6947

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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