American writer (1908-1960) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an American author best known for his novels that talk about the discrimination and violence experienced by many African Americans of the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. Literary critics believe his work helped change race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.[1]
Richard Wright | |
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![]() Wright in a 1939 photograph by Carl Van Vechten | |
Born | Richard Nathaniel Wright September 4, 1908 Plantation, Roxie, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | November 28, 1960 52) Paris, France | (aged
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Period | 1938–60 |
Genre | Drama, fiction, non-fiction, autobiography |
Notable works | Uncle Tom's Children, Native Son, Black Boy, The Outsider |
Spouses | Dhimah Rose Meidman
(m. 1939; div. 1940)Ellen Poplar (m. 1941) |
Children | 2 |
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