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""Superb. . . . A great American writer speaks with his own voice about matters that still resonate at the center of our lives."" -- New York Times Book Review ""A visceral and unforgettable account of a young black man's coming of age in the American south in the bitter decades before the civil rights movement."" -- Guardian ""In this poignant and disturbing book one of the most gifted of America's younger writers turns from fiction to tell the story of his own life during the nineteen years he lived in the South."" -- New York Times ""One of the most important literary talents of contemporary America."" -- New York Times ""The publication of this new edition is not just an editorial innovation. It is a major event in American literary history."" -- Andrew Delbanco, New Republic

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Born in 1908 near Roxie, Mississippi, Richard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depictions of the Black experience. The author of numerous works, he stands today as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. Black Boy and his novel Native Son are required reading in many high schools and colleges across the nation. Wright died in 1960 in Paris, France.

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