Manchild in the Promised Land

Manchild in the Promised Land

With more than two million copies in print, Manchild in the Promised Land is one of the most remarkable autobiographies of our timeâ€”the definitive account of African-American youth in Harlem of the 1940s and 1950s, and a seminal work of modern literature.

Published during a literary era marked by the ascendance of black writers such as Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Alex Haley, this thinly fictionalized account of Claude Brownâ€™s childhood as a hardened, streetwise criminal trying to survive the toughest streets of Harlem has been heralded as the definitive account of everyday life for the first generation of African Americans raised in the Northern ghettos of the 1940s and 1950s.

When the book was first published in 1965, it was praised for its realistic portrayal of Harlemâ€”the children, young people, hardworking parents; the hustlers, drug dealers, prostitutes, and numbers runners; the police; the violence, sex, and humor.

The book continues to resonate generations later, not only because of its fierce and dignified anger, not only because the struggles of urban youth are as deeply felt today as they were in Brownâ€™s time, but also because of its inspiring message. Now with an introduction by Nathan McCall, here is the story about the one who â€œmade it,â€ the boy who kept landing on his feet and grew up to become a man.
Country USA
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2010-09-28
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2010-09-28
Format	Kindle eBook