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Description
Traces the life and achievements of the twentieth-century African American novelist, whose early life was shaped by a strict grandmother who had been a slave, an illiterate father, and a mother educated as a schoolteacher.
First Sentence
When he was four years old, Richard Wright set his grandparents' house on fire.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Joyce Hart (Author)
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