The Long Dream (Northeastern Library of Black Literature)
Editorial Reviews
Review
"A surging, superb book that closely examines the anatomy of southern racial prejudice and reveals some awful truths. In the process, [Wright] has given us a social document of unusual worth. . . This book is not for the squeamish. Wright's catalog of lynching, police brutality, meanness, and emotion running riot in a small town is calculated to disturb even the most callous. This story, balanced by Wright's compassion for his people, is an experience of almost nightmarish quality." -- Roi Ottley, Chicago Sunday Tribune
Book Description
Now available in a new edition. Set in a small town in Mississippi, The Long Dream is a novel rich in characterization and plot that dramatizes Richard Wright's themes of oppression, exploitation, corruption, and flight. It is the story of Fishbelly (called Fish), the son of Tyree Tucker, a prominent black mortician and owner of a brothel whose wealth and power were attained by forging business arrangements with corrupt white police officers and politicians. The riveting narrative centers on the explosive and tragic events that shape and alter the relationship between Fish and his father.
The Long Dream (Northeastern Library of Black Literature)
The Long Dream (Northeastern Library of Black Literature),Richard Wright,Keneth Kinnamon,Northeastern University Press,1555534236,African Americans,American - African American & Black,Bildungsromans,Classics,Fiction,Fiction - General,Literary,Literary Criticism,Mississippi,Racism,Wright, Richard, 1908-1960,Black studies,Classic fiction,Literary studies: general
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