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Hart, Joyce

Native Son: The Story of Richard Wright

128 pp. | Morgan | November, 2002 | Library ISBN 1-931798-06-0 $$21.95
(4) YA World Writers series. The African-American author is profiled in a volume that capably describes his early experiences in the American South, his move north, and his years as an expatriate in Europe. Unfortunately, the biography gets bogged down in details about Wright's affiliation with the Communist party and provides only cursory information about his later writing career. The book is illustrated with black-and-white photos. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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