Uncle Tom's Children - (P.S.) by Richard Wright (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>A formidable and lasting contribution to American literature. --<em>Chicago Tribune</em></strong></p><p>Originally published in 1938, <em>Uncle Tom's Children, </em>a collection of novellas, <em> </em>was the first book from Richard Wright, who would go on to win international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the Black experience. The author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, most notably the acclaimed novel <em>Native Son </em>and his stunning autobiography, <em>Black Boy, </em>Wright<em> </em>stands today as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century.</p><p>Set in the American Deep South, each of the powerful and devastating stories in <em>Uncle Tom's Children</em> concerns an aspect of the lives of Black people in the post-slavery era, exploring their resistance to white racism and oppression. The collection also includes a personal essay by Wright titled The Ethics of Living Jim Crow.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Set in the American Deep South, each of the powerful novellas collected here concerns an aspect of the lives of black people in the post-slavery era, exploring their resistance to white racism and oppression. Originally published in 1938, <em>Uncle Tom's Children</em> was the first book from Richard Wright, who would continue on to worldwide fame as the author of numerous works, most notably the acclaimed novel <em>Native Son</em> and his autobiography, <em>Black Boy</em>. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"In violating the unspoken agreement regarding what could or could not be uttered about race relations in this country, Wright brought to bear both the rhetorical force of leftist polemic and the imaginative energy and cultural richness of Afro-American folklore with a power and a coherence that he may never have again achieved."--<strong>Richard Yarborough, from the Introduction of <em>Uncle Tom's Children</em></strong><br><br>I found these stories both heartening, as evidence of a vigorous new talent, and terrifying as the expression of a racial hatred that has never ceased to grow and gets no chance to die.--<strong>Malcolm Cowley, <em>The New Republic</em></strong><br><br>"A formidable and lasting contribution to American literature."--<strong><em>Chicago Tribune</em></strong><br>
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