"The Man Who Cried I Am" John A. Williams (Little, Brown & Co, 1967)



Generally recognized as one of the most important novels of the tumultuous 1960s, The Man Who Cried I Am vividly evokes the harsh era of segregation that presaged the expatriation of African-American intellectuals. Through the eyes of journalist Max Reddick, and with penetrating fictional portraits of Richard Wright and James Baldwin, among other historical figures, John A Williams reveals the hope, courage, and bitter disappointment of the civil-rights era. Infused with powerful artistry, searing anger, as well as insight, humanity, and vision, The Man Who Cried I Am is a classic of postwar American literature. 

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"The Man Who Cried I Am" John A. Williams
Little, Brown & Co
1st edition (June 1, 1967)
403 pages




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