Uncle Tom's Children - by Richard Wright (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"A hardcover edition of Uncle Tom's Children was originally published in 1940 by Harper & Brothers. A paperback edition was published in 1965 by Perennial Library and reissued in 1989. The text as restored by the Library of America was published in 1991 in a volume entitled Richard Wright: Early Works, which also included Lawd Today! and Native Son."--Title page verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>I found these stories both heartening. . . and terrifying as the expression of a racial hatred that has never ceased to grow and gets no chance to die. --Malcolm Cowley, <em>The New Republic</em></strong></p><p><strong>Richard Wright's powerful collection of novellas set in the American Deep South, now available as a limited Olive Edition from Harper Perennial.</strong></p><p>Each of the poignant 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>Originally published in 1938, <em>Uncle Tom's Children </em>was the first book from Wright, who would go on to win international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the Black experience. The author of numerous works, 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/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A formidable and lasting contribution to American literature."--<strong><em>Chicago Tribune</em></strong><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>
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