The Long Dream

By (author): "Keneth Kinnamon, Richard Wright"
Publish Date: January 1st 1958
The Long Dream
ISBN1555534236
ISBN139781555534233
AsinThe Long Dream
CharactersRex “Fishbelly” Tucker, Tyree Tucker, Emma Tucker, Tony Jenkins, Zeke
Original titleThe Long Dream (Northeastern Library of Black Literature)
Now available in a new edition. Set in a small town in Mississippi, The Long Dream is a novel rich in characterization and plot that dramatizes Richard Wright's themes of oppression, exploitation, corruption, and flight. It is the story of Fishbelly (called Fish), the son of Tyree Tucker, a prominent black mortician and owner of a brothel whose wealth and power were attained by forging business arrangements with corrupt white police officers and politicians. The riveting narrative centers on the explosive and tragic events that shape and alter the relationship between Fish and his father.