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Born: September 4, 1908. Natchez, Mississippi. Died: November 25, 1960. Paris, France. African American writer. The works of Richard Wright, a politically sophisticated and socially involved African American author, are notable for their passionate sincerity. He was perceptive about the universal problems that had the ability to destroy mankind.
Richard Wright is recognized as one of the preeminent novelists and essayists of the 20th century. He is most famous for writings depicting the harsh realities of life for Black Americans in the Jim Crow–era South: the short story collection Uncle Tom’s Children (1938); the novel Native Son (1940),…
Richard Wright has 292 books on Goodreads with 406311 ratings. Richard Wright’s most popular book is Native Son.
Apr 14, 2021 · Richard Wright, who died in 1960, is the author of “Native Son” and “Black Boy.”. When he submitted “The Man Who Lived Underground,” he said, “I have never written anything in my ...
May 24, 2017 · The African American literary icon Richard Wright (b. 1908–d. 1960) began his life as the son of sharecroppers on a Mississippi cotton plantation in 1908, but he managed to overcome the tremendous obstacles of racism and poverty and transform himself into an internationally famous writer by the time of his death in Paris in 1960.
Richard Nathaniel Wright was an African-American author of powerful, sometimes controversial novels, short stories and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerned racial themes. His work helped redefine discussions of race relations in America in the mid-20th century.
Richard Wright, (born Sept. 4, 1908, near Natchez, Miss., U.S.—died Nov. 28, 1960, Paris, France), U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Wright, whose grandparents had been slaves, grew up in poverty. After migrating north he joined the Federal Writers’ Project in Chicago, then moved to New York City in 1937.
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