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Bigger knew that he was searching for words that would soothe him, and he did not want them. Browse audiobooks written by richard wright sorted by. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially those involving the plight of african americans during the late 19th to mid20th centuries. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are bigger thomas, mary dalton.
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