Overview
New York Times Bestseller
From the legendary author of Native Son and Black Boy, the novel he was unable to publish during his lifetimeāan explosive story of racism, injustice, brutality, and survival. "Not just Wright's masterwork, but also a milestone in African American literature . . . One of those indispensable works that reminds all its readers that, whether we are in the flow of life or somehow separated from it, above- or belowground, we are all human." (Gene Seymour, CNN.com)
āThe Man Who Lived Underground reminds us that any āgreatest writers of the 20thĀ centuryā list that doesnāt start and end with Richard Wright is laughable. It might very well be Wrightās most brilliantly crafted, and ominously foretelling, book.āāKiese Laymon
Fred Daniels, a Black man, is picked up by the police after a brutal double murder and tortured until he confesses to a crime he did not commit. After signing a confession, he escapes from custody and flees into the cityās sewer system.
This is the devastating premise of Richard Wright's scorching novel, The Man Who Lived Underground, written between his landmark booksĀ Native SonĀ (1940) andĀ Black BoyĀ (1945), at the height of his creative powers. Now, for the first time, by special arrangement with the authorās estate, the full text of the work that meant more to Wright than any other (āI have never written anything in my life that stemmed more from sheer inspirationā) is published in the form that he intended, complete with his companion essay, āMemories of My Grandmother.ā Malcolm Wright, the authorās grandson, contributes an afterword.
This book title, The Man Who Lived Underground (A Novel), ISBN: 9780062971487, by Richard Wright, published by HarperCollins (October 25, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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