Savage Holiday [Paperback]

Richard Wright (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Award Books (1954)
• ASIN: B000UGD6R8
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,239,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Richard T. Wright holds a Ph.D in biology from Harvard University and is professor emeritus of biology at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and is widely sought as a lecturer in biology and ecology.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing work from Wright no one has heard of., August 10, 2000

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Yan Timanovsky (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Savage Holiday (Banner Books) (Paperback)

I guess I get to inagurate the review of Savage Holiday. I saw this book purely accidentally in a used-books store in Ithaca, NY. Seeing Wright's name on it I didn't hesitate to purchase it, since he was and still is, one of the most influential writers to me. Wright treads on familiar territory in this book, but with a different setting. For the first time, Wright creates white characters in his work. The attempt of an author to step inside the skin of any human being is admirable, and the ability to do so is praiseworthy. Psychologically it is as powerful as The Outsider or Native Son. Here is a man whose desires have gone unfulfilled, who stifles his insticts until they lead him into trouble. Quintessential existential dread from Wright.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book. Made me like richard wright, September 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Savage Holiday (Banner Books) (Paperback)

When I first bought this book i didn't know who richard Wright was or what he had accomplished. I just say it and thought it was interesting sounding so i bought it. I can honestly say it was one of the best books I have ever read (along with Native Son) and it is the reason I purchased Wright's other books. A must have for Richard wright fans, literature fans, and good book fans!!!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was nice to find this book so easily; I got it in time to use for an upcoming conference. In perfect condition., March 17, 2009

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Jesse (TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Savage Holiday (Paperback)

It was great to find this rather obscure book so quickly. It was in perfect shape. It arrived in time for me to use for an upcoming conference.