Richard Wright, daemonic genius : a portrait of the man, a critical look at his work /

Richard Wright, daemonic genius : a portrait of the man, a critical look at his work /

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The hardcover publication of this work resulted in a landmark case, Ellen Wright v. Warner Books Inc. and Margaret Walker. The court ruled in favor of Walker and Warner Books Inc. in a precedent setting opinion

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Walker, Margaret, 1915-1998 (Author)
Corporate Author:	Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Warner Books, 1988 New York : [1988], ©1988 New York : c1988 New York : ©1988 New York, NY : c1988 New York : c1988 New York, NY : c1988 New York, NY : 1988
Subjects:	Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 1900 - 1999 1900-1999 20th century African American authors > Biography African Americans in literature Authors, American > 20th century > Biography Novelists, American > 20th century > Biography PRO Walker, Margaret, 1915-1998 (autograph, February 8, 1987) (Banks Collection copy) CHR 1988 PRO Banks, Joanna (donor) (inscription, February 8, 1997) (stamp) (Banks Collection copy) African American authors Authors, American Novelists, American Biographies Biography

Table of Contents:

The young Wright : nineteen years in the violent white South, 1908-1927
Wright begins to sing his broken song : ten Chicago years, 1927-1937
Wright's Medusa head : the New York years, 1937-1947
Wright's political paradox : ten Paris years, 1947-1957
The return of Mephistopheles : Wright's final years, 1958-1960