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Richard Wright grew up in the woods of Mississippi amid poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a "drunkard," hanging about in taverns. Surly, brutal, cold, suspicious, and self-pitying, he was surrounded on one side by whites who were either indifferent to him, pitying, or cruel, and on the other by blacks who resented anyone trying to rise above the common lot. Black Boy is Richard Wright's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is at once an unashamed confession and a profound indictment—a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering.

Guerra Fría, Viena, 1947. El norteamericano Holly Martins, un mediocre escritor de novelas del Oeste, llega a la capital austríaca cuando la ciudad está dividida en cuatro zonas ocupadas por los estados aliados de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Holly va a visitar a Harry Lime, un amigo de la infancia que le ha prometido trabajo. Pero su llegada coincide con el entierro de Harry, que ha muerto atropellado por un coche. El jefe de la policia militar británica le hace saber que su amigo estaba gravemente implicado en el mercado negro.