{"product_id":"eight-men-9780061450181","title":"Eight Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[Wright's] landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of the world, of the human heart.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eJames Baldwin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these powerful stories, literary giant Richard Wright probes the landscape of the human heart and soul with deep compassion and biting clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the short works in \u003cem\u003eEight Men \u003c\/em\u003efocuses 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.\" Wrenching and indelible, these stories will captivate all those who loved \u003cem\u003eBlack Boy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWright, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Richard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the black experience. He stands today alongside such African-American luminaries as Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison, and two of his novels, \u003cem\u003eNative Son \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Black Boy, \u003c\/em\u003e are required reading in high schools and colleges across the nation. He died in 1960.","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674617778450,"sku":"9780061450181","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_02cb92e6-3010-42e4-8629-fabe67a4a9eb.jpg?v=1733863327","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eight-men-9780061450181","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}