Bücher von Richard Wright

Während der letzten achtzehn Monate seines Lebens, im Angesicht des drohenden Todes und zutiefst erschüttert über den kürzlichen Verlust seiner Mutter Ella stieß Richard Wright, einer der bedeutendsten afroamerikanischen Schriftsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts, im europäischen Exil durch Zufall auf die Form des Haiku. Waren es zuvor vorrangig Romane, in denen er Momente Schwarzen Lebens kraftvoll in Szene setzte, begann er nun wie besessen, im Bett, in Cafés, in Restaurants, in Paris und auf dem französischen Land jene aus drei Wortgruppen von fünf, sieben und fünf Silben bestehende japanische Gedichtform zu füllen - nicht nur mit der Darstellung menschlicher Beziehungen oder seiner eigenen Krankheit, auch die Welt der Natur in all ihrer Vielfalt fing er in mehr als 4000 Haikus ein. Von der Unmittelbarkeit des Augenblicks durchdrungen, dabei stets vor der Folie der Erfahrungen als Afroamerikaner in einem von Rassismus geprägten Land, spann er Gedichte des Lichts aus der zunehmenden Dunkelheit - und schuf mit den 817 hier erstmals ins Deutsche übertragenen Gedichten ein so schillerndes wie zärtliches Bild des Lebens in all seinen Wirrungen und Wundern.

?[Wright's] landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of the world, of the human heart.? ? James BaldwinHere, in these powerful stories, Richard Wright takes readers into this landscape once again.Each of the eight stories in Eight Men focuses on a black man at violent odds with a white world, reflecting Wright's views about racism in our society and his fascination with what he called "the struggle of the individual in America." These poignant, gripping stories will captivate all those who loved Black Boy and Native Son.

"I found these stories both heartening. . . and terrifying as the expression of a racial hatred that has never ceased to grow and gets no chance to die." --Malcolm Cowley, The New RepublicRichard Wright's powerful collection of novellas set in the American Deep SouthEach of the poignant and devastating stories in Uncle Tom's Children concerns an aspect of the lives of Black people in the post-slavery era, exploring their resistance to white racism and oppression. This extraordinary collection also includes a personal essay by Wright titled "The Ethics of Living Jim Crow."Originally published in 1938, Uncle Tom's Children was the first book from Wright, who would go on to win international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the Black experience. The author of numerous works, most notably the acclaimed novel Native Son and his stunning autobiography, Black Boy, Wright stands today as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century.

"If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son." --Henry Louis Gates Jr.Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic.Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflection on the poverty and feelings of hopelessness experienced by people in inner cities across the country and of what it means to be black in America.This beautifully designed Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition--the restored text of Native Son established by the Library of America--also includes an essay by Wright titled, How "Bigger" was Born, along with notes on the text.

A master chronicler of the African-American experience, Richard Wright brilliantly expanded his literary horizons with Pagan Spain, originally published in 1957. The Spain he visited in the mid-twentieth century was not the romantic locale of song and story, but a place of tragic beauty and dangerous contradictions. The portrait he offers is a blistering, powerful, yet scrupulously honest depiction of a land and people in turmoil, caught in the strangling dual grip of cruel dictatorship and what Wright saw as an undercurrent of primitive faith. An amalgam of expert travel reportage, dramatic monologue, and arresting sociological critique, Pagan Spain serves as a pointed and still-relevant commentary on the grave human dangers of oppression and governmental corruption.

"An intense, provocative, and vital crime story that excavates paradoxical dimensions of race, class, sexism, family bonds, and social obligation while seeking the deepest meaning of the law." -- BooklistOriginally published posthumously by his daughter and literary executor Julia Wright, A Father's Law is the novel Richard Wright, acclaimed author of Black Boy and Native Son, never completed. Written during a six-week period prior to his death in Paris in 1960, it offers a fascinating glimpse into the writer's process as well as providing an important addition to Wright's body of work.In rough form, Wright expands the style of a crime thriller to grapple with themes of race, class, and generational conflicts as newly appointed police chief Ruddy Turner begins to suspect his own son, Tommy, a student at the University of Chicago, of a series of murders in Brentwood Park. Under pressure to solve the killings and prove himself, Turner spirals into an obsession that forces him to confront his ambivalent relationship with a son he struggles to understand.Prescient, raw, and powerful, A Father's Law is the final gift from a literary giant.

This comprehensive work, one of a series cosponsored by the Christian College Coalition, addresses the needs of the Christian student of biology to align both science and faith. It demonstrates that the study of biology penetrates to the very depths of existence and can contribute to the construction of a consistent Christian world view. Richard Wright explores the biblical message of creation, relating it to contemporary understanding of origins and the responsibilities of our human "stewardship" of the planet. He stresses the biblical message of dominion and how it applies to the interaction of the life sciences with society in medicine, genetics, and the environment. The author addresses what the bible states about God and His world-- the meaning of creation, and how biblical concepts relate to science and the "natural laws", high-lighting the unique nature of biology and its interaction with Christian thought.

The 'propulsive, haunting' and 'gripping' (Oprah) rediscovered classic that exposes the dark heart of America for an inncocent Black man on the run from the policeFred Daniels, a black man, is randomly picked up by the police after a brutal murder in a Chicago suburb. Taken to the local precinct, he is tortured -- until he confesses to a crime he didn't commit.But when he sees his chance, Fred Daniels, makes a run for it. With the world now against him, there is only one place left to hide: Underground. Taking residence in the sewers below the streets of Chicago, Fred's new vantage point takes him on a journey through America's unjust, and inhumane underbelly.PRAISE FOR THE MAN WHO LIVED UNDERGROUND'Propulsive, haunting...gripping' Oprah Daily'A tale for today' New York Times'Absolutely not to be missed' BookRiot'A masterpiece' Time 'Wright's most brilliantly crafted, and ominously foretelling, book.' Kiese Laymon

Nowan HBO Film!If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son. Henry Louis Gates Jr.Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic.Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflection on the poverty and feelings of hopelessness experienced by people in inner cities across the country and of what it means to be black in America.This edition of Native Son includes an essay by Wright titled,How "e;Bigger"e; was Born, along with notes on the text.

Paul Green and Richard WrightAdapted from the classic novel by Richard Wright DramaCharacters: 15 male, 14 female (w/doubling)Multiple SetsThe story of Bigger Thomas, a black youth seeking his identity in the white world. This adpatation was originally produced by Orson Welles and John Houseman.

Collects some fifty interviews, many of which are little known in the United States because they appeared in non-English European periodicals and newspapers. This collection reveals a serious, often didactic Wright, giving voice to his inarticulate brothers and sisters as he reveals his racially representative colonialism.