ISBN: 9780940450660 - Richard Wright: Early Works (loa #55): Lawd Today! / Uncle Tom's Children / Native Son: 1 (library of America Richard Wright Edition) (71 results)

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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Includes Native Son, now an HBO original movie by Rashid Johnson, with a screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks and starring Ashton Sanders. Native Son exploded on the American literary scene in 1940. The story of Bigger Thomas, a young black man living in the raw, noisy, crowded slums of Chicago's South Side, captured the hopes and yearnings, the pain and rage of black Americans with an unprecedented intensity and vividness. The text printed in this volume restores the changes and cuts--including the replacement of an entire scene--that Wright was forced to make by book club editors who feared offending their readers. The unexpurgated version of Wright's electrifying novel shows his determination to write honestly about his controversial protagonist. As he wrote in the essay "How 'Bigger' Was Born," which accompanies the novel: "I became convinced that if I did not write Bigger as I saw and felt him, I'd be acting out of fear." This volume also contains Wright's first novel, Lawd Today!, published posthumously in 1963, and his collection of stories, Uncle Tom's Children, which appeared in 1938. Lawd Today! interweaves news bulletins, songs, exuberant wordplay, and scenes of confrontation and celebration into a kaleidoscopic chronicle of the events of one day--February 12--in the life of a black Chicago postal worker. The text for this edition reinstates Wright's stylistic experiments, and the novel emerges as a far livelier work of the imagination. Uncle Tom's Children first brought Wright to national attention when it received the Story Prize for the best work submitted to the Federal Writers' Project. The characters in these tales struggle to survive the cruelty of racism in the South, as Wright asks "what quality of will must a Negro possess to live and die with dignity in a country that denied his humanity." All five stories Wright included in the 1940 second edition are published in this volume, along with his sardonic autobiographical essay "The Ethics of Living Jim Crow." Richard Wright was "forged in injustice as a sword is forged," wrote Ernest Hemingway. With passionate honesty and courage, he confronted the terrible effects of prejudice and intolerance and created works that explore the deepest conflicts of the human heart. This Library of America edition presents for the first time Wright's works in the form in which he intended them to be read. The authoritative new texts, based on Wright's original typescripts and proofs, reveal the full range and power of his achievement as an experimental stylist and as a fiery prophet of the tragic consequences of racism in American society. The volume includes notes on significant changes in Wright's text and a detailed chronology of his life. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.…

Hardcover with Slipcase. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" In red cloth with gilt titling, housed in publisher's slipcase. A bright clean copy.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as issued. 1st Edition. Library of America series. Book comes in its original slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0940450666. ISBN/EAN: 9780940450660. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23081.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Includes Native Son, now an HBO original movie by Rashid Johnson, with a screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks and starring Ashton Sanders. Native Son exploded on the American literary scene in 1940. The story of Bigger Thomas, a young black man living in the raw, noisy, crowded slums of Chicago's South Side, captured the hopes and yearnings, the pain and rage of black Americans with an unprecedented intensity and vividness. The text printed in this volume restores the changes and cuts--including the replacement of an entire scene--that Wright was forced to make by book club editors who feared offending their readers. The unexpurgated version of Wright's electrifying novel shows his determination to write honestly about his controversial protagonist. As he wrote in the essay "How 'Bigger' Was Born," which accompanies the novel: "I became convinced that if I did not write Bigger as I saw and felt him, I'd be acting out of fear." This volume also contains Wright's first novel, Lawd Today!, published posthumously in 1963, and his collection of stories, Uncle Tom's Children, which appeared in 1938. Lawd Today! interweaves news bulletins, songs, exuberant wordplay, and scenes of confrontation and celebration into a kaleidoscopic chronicle of the events of one day--February 12--in the life of a black Chicago postal worker. The text for this edition reinstates Wright's stylistic experiments, and the novel emerges as a far livelier work of the imagination. Uncle Tom's Children first brought Wright to national attention when it received the Story Prize for the best work submitted to the Federal Writers' Project. The characters in these tales struggle to survive the cruelty of racism in the South, as Wright asks "what quality of will must a Negro possess to live and die with dignity in a country that denied his humanity." All five stories Wright included in the 1940 second edition are published in this volume, along with his sardonic autobiographical essay "The Ethics of Living Jim Crow." Richard Wright was "forged in injustice as a sword is forged," wrote Ernest Hemingway. With passionate honesty and courage, he confronted the terrible effects of prejudice and intolerance and created works that explore the deepest conflicts of the human heart. This Library of America edition presents for the first time Wright's works in the form in which he intended them to be read. The authoritative new texts, based on Wright's original typescripts and proofs, reveal the full range and power of his achievement as an experimental stylist and as a fiery prophet of the tragic consequences of racism in American society. The volume includes notes on significant changes in Wright's text and a detailed chronology of his life. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. no dustjacket as issued. Minor shelf wear to binding. Text is unmarked. Housed in a lightly worn & soiled slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. Book As New. NO notes or ANY markings. NO names. Remainder slash at bottom edge. DJ with long tape repaired slit along front spine edge. Else Very Fine NO other defects. Not clipped ($35) ; Library Of America; 916 pages. …

hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover with fine dust jacket. Book is in excellent condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition in very good used condition. The Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library use these funds to promote literacy in the community and in the Bridgeport Public Schools.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition in original slipcase. Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library use these funds to promote literacy in the community and the Bridgeport public schools.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Slipcase and book are in very good condition. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Dark red cloth boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Like new copy in like new dust jacket. Library of America no. 55.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Later Printing. [New York]: The Library of America 1991 2nd printing. The Library of America #55. Maroon cloth with gold gilt lettering, ribbon marker, 936+ pages, chronology, note on the texts, notes. Near Fine copy with light wear in Fine Dust Wrapper. See Photo clph.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages foxed, but unmarked. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Excellent shape. Slipcase instead of dust cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Second Printing. A fine presentation of three of Wright's best earlier works, with a strong focus on the experience of black men in America during periods of racial division, segregation, poverty, and social upheaval. This edition contains these complete original works with the editorially excised portions restored. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains chronological and textual notes, 935pp. A very nice copy, the jacket in a protective cover, tasseled, and with the usual ex-lib markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.…

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Slipcased Edition - Dark red cloth boards with white slipcase. Book is in excellent unused condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. clean, unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. 1st Edition. A Fine copy with a maroon cloth binding and fine slipcase. Still in the original unopened shrink wrap with the publisher's notes. Subscribers edition with no dust jacket as issued.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Includes Native Son, now an HBO original movie by Rashid Johnson, with a screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks and starring Ashton Sanders.Native Son exploded on the American literary scene in 1940. The story of Bigger Thomas, a young black man living in the raw, noisy, crowded slums of Chicagos South Side, captured the hopes and yearnings, the pain and rage of black Americans with an unprecedented intensity and vividness. The text printed in this volume restores the changes and cutsincluding the replacement of an entire scenethat Wright was forced to make by book club editors who feared offending their readers. The unexpurgated version of Wrights electrifying novel shows his determination to write honestly about his controversial protagonist. As he wrote in the essay How Bigger Was Born, which accompanies the novel: I became convinced that if I did not write Bigger as I saw and felt him, Id be acting out of fear.This volume also contains Wrights first novel, Lawd Today!, published posthumously in 1963, and his collection of stories, Uncle Toms Children, which appeared in 1938. Lawd Today! interweaves news bulletins, songs, exuberant wordplay, and scenes of confrontation and celebration into a kaleidoscopic chronicle of the events of one dayFebruary 12in the life of a black Chicago postal worker. The text for this edition reinstates Wrights stylistic experiments, and the novel emerges as a far livelier work of the imagination.Uncle Toms Children first brought Wright to national attention when it received the Story Prize for the best work submitted to the Federal Writers Project. The characters in these tales struggle to survive the cruelty of racism in the South, as Wright asks what quality of will must a Negro possess to live and die with dignity in a country that denied his humanity. All five stories Wright included in the 1940 second edition are published in this volume, along with his sardonic autobiographical essay The Ethics of Living Jim Crow.Richard Wright was forged in injustice as a sword is forged, wrote Ernest Hemingway. With passionate honesty and courage, he confronted the terrible effects of prejudice and intolerance and created works that explore the deepest conflicts of the human heart.This Library of America edition presents for the first time Wrights works in the form in which he intended them to be read. The authoritative new texts, based on Wrights original typescripts and proofs, reveal the full range and power of his achievement as an experimental stylist and as a fiery prophet of the tragic consequences of racism in American society. The volume includes notes on significant changes in Wrights text and a detailed chronology of his life.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nations literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, Americas best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries. The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Condition: New. Brand New.

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Condition: New.