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Richard Wright





Richard Wright

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born
September 04, 1908 in Adams County, Mississippi, The United States

died
November 28, 1960

gender
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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.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 39,227 ratings · 2,398 reviews · 60 distinct works
Native Son
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 23,501 ratings — published 1940 — 51 editions
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Black Boy
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 13,167 ratings — published 1945 — 40 editions
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Uncle Tom's Children
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 736 ratings — published 1977 — 13 editions
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The Outsider
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 1953 — 8 editions
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Eight Men: Short Stories
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2 — 4 editions
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Rite of Passage
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions
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Haiku
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions
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12 Million Black Voices
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 81 ratings4 editions
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The Long Dream
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions
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Lawd Today!
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1963 — 4 editions
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More books by Richard Wright…
“Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.”
Richard Wright, Native Son

“Violence is a personal necessity for the oppressed...It is not a strategy consciously devised. It is the deep, instinctive expression of a human being denied individuality.”
Richard Wright, Native Son

“I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other words to tell, to march, to fight, to create a sense of hunger for life that gnaws in us all.”
Richard Wright

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