Signed by the Translator and Mrs. Richard Wright

Bon sang de bonsoir [Lawd Today in French]

Wright, Richard

Notes: A posthumous novel, set on a single day in the life of a Black mail carrier in Chicago. Translated into French by Helene Bokanowski.

Wright (1902–1960), one of the most important writers of the 20th century, chronicled African American life in novels and essays, but grew disillusioned with racism in the United States and moved to France in 1946.

Edition + Condition: First French edition. A lovely copy in the original wrappers (paperback covers) and the publisher's glassine. This copy is inscribed by the translator and signed by Ellen Wright, the author's widow.

Publication: Paris: Mercure de France, 1965.

Item No: #362084

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