The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man: A Norton Critical Edition [Paperback]

Known only as the Ex-Colored Man, the protagonist in Johnsons novel is forced to choose between celebrating his African American heritage or passing as an average white man in a post-Reconstruction America that is rapidly changing. This Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1912 text. It is accompanied by a detailed introduction, explanatory footnotes, and a note on the text. The appendices that follow the novel include materials available in no other edition: manuscript drafts of the final chapters, including the original lynching scene (chapter 10, ca. 1910) and the original ending (chapter 11, ca. 1908).The Norton Critical Edition of this influential Harlem Renaissance novel includes related materials available in no other edition.