The Man Who Lived Underground

Richard Wright

The ‘gripping’ New York Times Bestseller

The 'propulsive, haunting' and 'gripping' (Oprah) rediscovered classic that exposes the dark heart of America for an inncocent Black man on the run from the police

Fred Daniels, a black man, is randomly picked up by the police after a brutal murder in a Chicago suburb. Taken to the local precinct, he is tortured -- until he confesses to a crime he didn't commit.

But when he sees his chance, Fred Daniels, makes a run for it. With the world now against him, there is only one place left to hide: Underground. Taking residence in the sewers below the streets of Chicago, Fred's new vantage point takes him on a journey through America's unjust, and inhumane underbelly.

'Propulsive, haunting...gripping' Oprah Daily

'A tale for today' New York Times

'Absolutely not to be missed' BookRiot

'A masterpiece' Time

'Wright's most brilliantly crafted, and ominously foretelling, book.' Kiese Laymon