The Outsider
  • Published: 18 May 2021
  • ISBN: 9781784876975
  • Imprint: Vintage Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 512
  • RRP: $35.00

The Outsider

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18 Mar 2021
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From Richard Wright, one of the most powerful, acclaimed, and essential American authors of the twentieth century, comes a compelling story of one man's attempt to escape his past and start anew in Harlem.

'Powerful as [Richard Wright] was - is - as a writer, nobody can surpass him in doing certain kinds of writing... He is courageous - he was able to look into areas that nobody at that time was willing to look at' Toni Morrison

Cross Damon is disenchanted. At odds with society, and with himself, his idealism and sense of alienation have driven him to drink and incessant reflection. But when Cross is mistakenly reported to have died, he is suddenly free to put his ideals to the test - and a reign of terror and destruction ensues.

A counterpart to Wright's 1940 novel, Native Son, The Outsider is Wright's existential masterpiece. An epic exploration of criminality and oppression its publication established Wright as America's most daring, and damning writers.
  • Published: 18 May 2021
  • ISBN: 9781784876975
  • Imprint: Vintage Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 512
  • RRP: $35.00
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