{"product_id":"the-man-who-lived-underground-a-novel-hardcover","title":"The Man Who Lived Underground: A Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAACP IMAGE AWARD FINALIST \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBEST SELLER \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2021 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF OPRAH'S 15 FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2021 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF THE \u003ci\u003eCHICAGO TRIBUNE\u003c\/i\u003e'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2021 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBOSTON GLOBE\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2021 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEPH CURRY'S \"UNDERRRATED\" BOOK CLUB PICK \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA major literary event: an explosive, previously unpublished novel about race and police violence by the legendary author of \u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Black Boy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFred Daniels, a Black man, is picked up by the police after a brutal double murder and tortured until he confesses to a crime he did not commit. After signing a confession, he escapes from custody and flees into the city's sewer system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the devastating premise of this scorching novel, a masterpiece that Richard Wright was unable to publish in his lifetime. Written between his landmark books \u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e (1940) and \u003ci\u003eBlack Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (1945), at the height of his creative powers, it would eventually see publication only in drastically condensed and truncated form in the posthumous collection \u003ci\u003eEight Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1961). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, for the first time, by special arrangement with the author's estate, the full text of this incendiary novel about race and violence in America, the work that meant more to Wright than any other (\"I have never written anything in my life that stemmed more from sheer inspiration\"), is published in the form that he intended, complete with his companion essay, \"Memories of My Grandmother.\" Malcolm Wright, the author's grandson, contributes an afterword.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (1908-1960) is one of the most influential African American writers of the last century. His major works include the story collection \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Children\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e, and the autobiography \u003ci\u003eBlack Boy\/American Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Wright\u003c\/b\u003e, Richard Wright's grandson, is a filmmaker and conservationist.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768819843360,"sku":"9781598536768","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e271355769341cd1532f095828da0b0f.webp?v=1780338158","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-man-who-lived-underground-a-novel-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}