Richard Wright Newsletter Volume 6, Number 2 Spring/Summer 1998 A Richard Wright Bibliography Supplement by Keneth Kinnamon © KK No portion of this text may be reproduced in any manner without permission from the author. ~ RICHARD WRIGHT BIBLIOGRAPHY: 1989 by Keneth Kinnamon After the banner year of 1988 , the pace of Wright scholarship slowed down in 1989. No books appeared, but a special Wright issue of Mississippi Quarterly contained English translations of two pieces by Wright originally published in French, one a tribute to Faulkner and the other an introduction to the French translation of White Man. Listen!. · Some of the familiar names in Wright studies appear in this issue: Yoshinobu Hakutani, Joyce Ann Joyce, Edward Margolies, Jack B. Moore, Michel Fabre, and Keneth Kinnamon . They are joined by Kathleen Ochshorn with a defens·e of the characterization of women in Native Son, Bruce Dick with a thoroughly researched essay on "Richard Wright and the Blues Connection," and Thomas Cripps on the two film versions of Native Son. The year's work included items that help to illuminate Wright's literary friendships. Bettina Drew's biography and James Giles's critical study of Nelson Algren have much of interest . The Outsider and Camus's The Stranger have often been compared, but Hakutani's essay this year emphasizes their differences. Books on James Baldwin by Horace Porter and W. J. Weatherby join the discussion of Wright's troubled relationship with the younger writer . Noteworthy contributions on the fiction were made by Friederike Hajek (in German) and Tommie L. Jackson on Native Son, Susan Mayberry and Patri cia Watkins on "The Man Who Lived Underground," and Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet on Freudianism in "Big Boy Leaves Home . " Treatments of nonfictional works were provided by Elliott Butler-Evans ("Blueprint for Negro Literature") and Jack Moore (12 Million Black Voices) . 1989 Reprint of 1988.10. 1. Abel, Richard M. "From the 8. Annable , H. D. Annable's Treasury Director," in Books for Fall and of Literary Teasers. Cincinnati : Winter 1989-1990. Jackson: Writer's Digest Books, pp . 189 , 190. University Press of Mississippi, Asks which book W called his inside front cover. "literary Bible" and answers H. Mentions W briefly. L. Mencken's Book of Prefaces. 2. Ailey, Alvin, James Baldwin, 9. Anon. "American Short Story: Romare Bearden, and Albert Murray. Almos' A Man," in University of "To Hear Another Language . " Illinois Video Sales Catalog. Ca11a100, 12 (Summer), 431-452. Champaign: University of Illinois Bearden mentions W briefly (p. Film Center, p. 53. 435) . Notice and summary of the dramatic version of the short 3. Aithal, S. K. "Richard Wright . " story. Abstracts of English Studies, 31 (June), 525. 10.Anon. Arts ~ Humanities Citation Abstracts of articles by Earle V. Index 1988. Vol. 2. Philadelphia: Bryant, Joyce Ann Joyce, Eugene Institute for Scientific E. Miller, and John M. Reilly. Information, pp . 11408-11409. Lists sixty-six items s.v. Wright 4. Andreas, James R. "Invisible Man R, not all on W. and the Comic Tradition," in Approaches to Teaching Ellison's 11. Anon. "A book lover's Trivial Invisible Man. Ed. Susan Resneck Pursuit." Envelope flap accompanying Parr and Pancho Savery. New York: Book-of-the-Month Club News The Modern Language Association of (December). America, pp. 102-106. Notice of H. D. Annable's Mentions briefly "The Man Who Annable's Treasury of Literary Lived Underground" (p. 105). Teasers mentioning its question "What was Richard Wright's 5. Ange10u, Maya, and Claudia Tate . literary bible?" "Maya Angelou, " in Conversations with Maya Ange10u. Ed. Jeffrey M. 12 . Anon. "Davis, Charles Elliot. Jackson: University Press of (Twitchell) 1918-1981," in Black Mississippi, pp . 146-156. Writers: ~ Selection of Sketches Reprint of 1983 from ContemporarY Authors. Ed . Linda Metzger, Hal May, Deborah A. Straub, 6. Angelou, Maya, and Greg Hitt. and Susan M. Trosky . Detroit : Gale , "Maya Angelou, " in Conversations pp . 13 9 - 140 . with Maya Angelou. Ed . Jeffrey M. Mentions W briefly . Elliot. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, pp . 205-213. 13. Anon. Dust Jacket of Reprint of 1987.133 . Conversations with James Baldwin. Ed. Fred L. Standley and Louis H. 7. Ange10u, Maya, and Rosa Guy. "A Pratt. Jackson: University Press of Conversation Between Rosa Guy and Mississippi. Maya Angelou, " in Conversations with Mentions W briefly. Maya Angelou. Ed. Jeffrey M. Elliot. Jackson: University Pr~ss of 14. Anon. "Eight Men," in Thunder's Mississippi, pp . 218-240. Mouth Press: Fall 89 . New York: 2 Thunder's Mouth Press, p . 18 . in Black Writers : a Selection of Publisher's notice of a reprint Sketches from Contemporary Authors. edition. Ed. Linda Metzger, Hal May, Deborah A. Straub, and Susan Trosky. Anon. "Gayle, Addison, Jr. 1932-," Detroit: Gale, pp . 454-456. in Black Authors: a Selection of Quotes Arthur P. Davis relating Sketches from Contemporary Authors. Petry to "the Richard Wright Ed. Linda Metzger, Hal May, Deborah school of naturalistic protest A. Straub, and Susan M. Trosky. writing." Detroit: Gale, pp. 216-217. Lists Gayle's Richard Wright: 21. Anon. "Poignant portraits of the Ordeal of ~ Native Son black experience." Journal of Black Studies, 19 (March), 382 . 15. Anon. "Gibson, Donald B. 1933- , " Publisher's notice of Mark in Black Authors: a Selection of Mathabane's Kaffir Boy mentions Sketches from Contemporary Authors. briefly BB. Ed. Linda Metzger, Hal May, Deborah A. Straub,and Susan M. Trosky. 22. Anon. "Publications Relating to Detroit: Gale, p. 217. Mississippi." The Journal of Mississippi History, 51 (February), 16. Anon. "Guess Which One Has Been 69-71. Censored. " Civil Liberties, No. 367 Lists a Richard Wright (Summer), p. 5. Bibliography. Mentions the removal of BB from Island Trees, Long Island, 23. Anon. "Publications Relating to schools in 1976. Mississippi," The Journal of Mississippi History, 51 (May), 157- 17. Anon . "Here's a Sampling of Poll 159. Questions." Tulsa World (9 October), Lists articles on W by Hal Blythe p. A-4. and Charlie Sweet and by Susanne Includes a question from a Gallup Bullock-Kimball. survey of college seniors on the authorship of BB and NS. 24. Anon. "Publications Relating to Mississippi." The Journal of 18. Anon. "Highlights of NAACP Mississippi History, 51 (November), History 1909-1988." The Crisis, 399 -401. (January) ,78-79, 81-82, 84-90, 92- Lists an article on W by Lynda 100, 102-107, 109-111, 113. Hungerford. Mentions the award of the Spingarn Medal to W (p. 90). 25. Anon. "Richard Wright: Books and Writers. By Michel Fabre," in Books 19. Anon. "Himes, Chester (Bomar) for Fall and Winter 1989-1990 . 1909-1984," in Black Writers : a Jackson: University Press of Selection of Sketches from Mississippi, p. 9 Contemporary Authors. Ed. Linda Publisher's fall notice. Metzger, Hal May, Deborah A. Straub, and Susan M. Trosky. Detroit: Gale, 26 . Anon. "Richard Wright: Books and pp. 273-276. Writers By Michel Fabre," in Mentions W briefly, calling him Mississippi Books in Print 1989- Himes's "literary model" (p. 1990. Jackson: University Press of 275) . Mississippi, p . 10. Publisher's brief notice . 20. Anon. "Petry, Ann (Lane) 1908-," 3 27. Anon. "Richard Wright : Daemonic Th e Po e tics of Ri cha rd Wri gh: . By Genius. Margaret Walker . " Publishers Eugene E. Miller , " i n Books f or Fall Weekly, 234 (January) , 50. and Wi nter 1989-1990 . J ackso ~ : Favorable retrospective notice of Univers i t y Press of Mi ssi ssi?p i, p . a "passionately committed 8 . portrait . " Publisher's fall notice . 28 . Anon. "Richard Wright Symposium 34 . Anon. "Voice of ~ Native Son : Held in Moscow . " The Southern The Poetics of Richard Wrigh: By Register, 7 (Summer) , 11 . Eugene E. Miller , " in Mississippi Describes the symposium at the Books in Print 1989-1990. Jackson : Gorky Institute of World University Press of Mississippi, p . Literature in Moscow in July 11 . 1989, mentioning the following Publisher's brief notice . speakers and their topics: Michel Fabre, Mae Henderson, Keneth 35 . Anon. "Ward, Theodore (James) Kinnamon, Maryemma Graham, and 1902-1983," in Black Writers : ~ William Ferris. Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors. Ed. Linda 29. Anon. "The Spingarn Award." The Metzger, Hal May, Deborah A. Straub , Crisis, 96 (January), 24-26, 28, 30, and Susan M. Trosky . Detroit: Gale , 32, 34-35 . pp. 581-582 . Lists W as the twenty-sixth Mentions W briefly. winner and quotes from the award citation. 36 . Anon. "The World of Richard Wright By Michel Fabre," in 30 . Anon . "12 Million Black Voices," Mississippi Books in Print 1989- in Thunder's Mouth Press: Fall 89. 1990 . Jackson : University Press of New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, p . Mississippi, p . 11. 14. Publisher's brief notice . Publisher's notice . 37. Anon . "Wright, Richard , · in The 31. Anon. "The University Press of Concise Columbia Encyclopedia. Ed . Mississippi." American Literature, Judith S. Levey and Agnes Greenha11. 61 (October), [iii 1. Second Edition. New York : Columbia Contains publisher's notices of University Press , p . 908 . Michel Fabre's Richard Wright: Reprint of 1983 Books and Writers and Eugene E. Miller's Voice of ~ Native SQn : 38 . Anon. "Wright , Richard The Poetics of Richard Wright . (Nathaniel) 1908- 1960," in Bl ack Writers : ~ Selection of Sketches 32. Anon. Untitled photograph with from ContemporarY Authors . Ed . Li nda caption. The Southern Register, 7 Metzger, Hal May, Deborah A. Straub , (Winter), 6 . and Susan M. Trosky . Detroit: Gale . The photograph shows Margaret pp . 607 - 612 . Walker at an autograph party for Biographical, bibliographi cal, her book on W. On 15 November and critical entry with extensive 1989 a Richard Wright Day was quotations from Margaret proclaimed in Jackson, Marshall , Sheldon Brivic , James Mississippi, with a symposium on Baldwin, Darryl Pinckney , W at Jackson State University .