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The Unfinished Quest of Richard Wright

Michel Fabre author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Published:1st Feb '93

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Widely acclaimed for its comprehensive and sensitive picture of one of America's most renowned writers, The Unfinished Quest of Richard Wright received the Anisfield-Wolf Award on Race Relations when it was first published. This first paperback edition contains a new preface and bibliographic essay, updating changes in the author's approach to his subject and discussing works published on Wright since 1973.
 

A New York TImes Book Review in 2001 described this book as "superlative," lauds its "dense historical detail and literary sophistication" "Fabre's authorized biography of Richard Wright has long been due for reissue... This thorough and sympathetic portrait is to be welcomed. -- Times Literary Supplement.

ISBN: 9780252062643

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 53mm

Weight: 1048g

680 pages