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“I could endure the hunger. I had learned to live with hate. But to feel that there was feeling denied me, that the very breath of life itself was beyond my reach, that more than anything else hurt, wounded me. I had a new hunger.”

Quote by Richard Wright

Work

This classic novel delves into the life of a young African American man as he navigates the complexities of race, identity, and social justice in the early 20th century United States. more

Author

Richard Wright (September 4, 1908 - November 28, 1960) was an influential American author whose works profoundly exposed racial discrimination and social injustice, leaving a lasting impact on American literature. more

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