The Outsider

Resumen del libro

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.

Biografía del autor

Richard Wright (1908-1960) nació en Misisipi, donde conoció desde pequeño la violencia de la segregación racial. Su debut, "Hijo de esta tierra", en 1940, nace del deseo de retratar con honestidad la única forma de vida que su país natal le había permitido conocer íntimamente, es decir, la vida de los guetos negros estadounidenses, y encuentra un inesperado éxito, convirtiéndole en el primer gran novelista afroamericano.