{"product_id":"uncle-toms-children-novellas-9780061450204","title":"Uncle Tom's Children: Novellas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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, \u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Wright's powerful collection of novellas set in the American Deep South\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the poignant and devastating stories in \u003cem\u003eUncle Tom's Children\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1938, \u003cem\u003eUncle Tom's Children \u003c\/em\u003ewas 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 \u003cem\u003eNative Son \u003c\/em\u003eand his stunning autobiography, \u003cem\u003eBlack Boy, \u003c\/em\u003eWright\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003estands today as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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":50619625505042,"sku":"9780061450204","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5c6972de-58aa-497c-961c-de82cc0e369a.jpg?v=1732552636","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/uncle-toms-children-novellas-9780061450204","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}