{"product_id":"the-man-who-lived-underground-richard-wright-9781598536768","title":"The Man Who Lived Underground: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAACP IMAGE AWARD FINALIST \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\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BOOK CLUB PICK \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA major literary event: an explosive, previously unpublished novel about race and police violence by the legendary author of \u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Black Boy\u003c\/i\u003e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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598536761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598536768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2021 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2021","brand":"Richard Wright","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053452128511,"sku":"9781598536768","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ebef145d-4e02-40db-9059-f40eadda9ec6.jpg?v=1685024419","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-man-who-lived-underground-richard-wright-9781598536768","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}