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The man who lived underground : a novel

Wright, Richard 1908-1960 (author.). Wright, Richard 1908-1960 Container of (work) : Memories of my grandmother. (Added Author). Wright, Malcolm, (writer of afterword.).

Summary: "Fred 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."--

Item details

ISBN: 9781598536768
ISBN: 1598536761
Physical Description: print
xii, 228 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York : Library of America, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Published for the first time, by special arrangement with the author's estate. Includes companion essay Memories of My Grandmother. "An unpublished novel by the author of Native son" -- jacket.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prefactory note -- The man who lived underground -- Memories of my grandmother -- Afterword / by Malcolm Wright -- Note on the texts.

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African American men Fiction
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