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The Swinging Light

Keep The Light On

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1945•290 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

Black Boy

byRichard Wright
4.1/ 5
19 ratings

About This Book

Black Boy is a classic of American autobiography, a subtly crafted narrative of Richard Wright's journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. An enduring story of one young man's coming of age during a particular time and place, Black Boy remains a seminal text in our history about what it means to be a man, black, and Southern in America.

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The Swinging Light

Book Details

First Published

1945

Pages

290 pages

Rating

4.1 / 5

Ratings

19

Editions

64

Publisher

World Publishing Co.

Language

ENG, FRE, UND

Status

Published

The People Behind The Book

Authors

Richard Wright

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Richard Wright

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