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The Outsider

ISBN13: 9780060812485
ISBN10: 0060812486
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The Outsider is Richard Wright's compelling story of a black man's attempt to escape his past.

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Richard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the black experience. He stands today alongside such African-American luminaries as Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison, and two of his novels, Native Son and Black Boy, are required reading in high schools and colleges across the nation. He died in 1960.

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: swhite916, October 23, 2006 (view all comments by swhite916)
the outsider is a novel filled with suspense and politics. The Outsider by Richard Wright is probably the best book i have ever read. The characters and problems that go on throughout the novel can be connected to everyday people. All together a very good novel.
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ISBN:: 9780060812485
Author:: Wright, Richard
Publisher:: HarperPerennial
Location:: New York, N.Y. :
Subject:: General
Subject:: Literary
Subject:: Fiction
Subject:: Classics
Subject:: United states
Subject:: Racism
Subject:: Afro-american men
Subject:: Communist parties
Subject:: African Americans
Subject:: False personation
Edition Description:: Restored ed. ; 1st HarperPerennial ed.
Series:: Perennial Library
Publication Date:: 1993
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 672
Dimensions:: 7.01x4.21x1.53 in. .73 lbs.

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