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  • Published: 13 October 2011
  • ISBN: 9781598531138
  • Imprint: Library of America
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $24.99

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man




A repackaged edition of the groundbreaking classic novel of the Black experience in America, with an introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

First published anonymously in 1912, The Autobiography of an Ex- Colored Man has electrified readers ever since with its stark portrayal of the color line in America and its daring modernist style. Now The Library of America presents an annotated centennial edition, introduced by National Book Award Winner Charles R. Johnson (Middle Passage).

  • Published: 13 October 2011
  • ISBN: 9781598531138
  • Imprint: Library of America
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $24.99

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