Richard Wright






Richard Wright

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born
September 04, 1908

died
November 28, 1960

gender
male

place of birth
Adams County, Mississippi, The United States

genre
Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Nonfiction


about this author

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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avg rating: 3.88 | 15,194 ratings | 1,373 reviews | 72 distinct works | 27 fans
Native Son Native Son
by Richard Wright
avg rating 3.88 — 8,067 ratings — published 1940
33 editions
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Black Boy Black Boy
by Richard Wright
avg rating 3.84 — 3,901 ratings — published 1945
30 editions
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Uncle Tom's Children Uncle Tom's Children
by Richard Wright
avg rating 3.90 — 294 ratings — published 1988
8 editions
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The Outsider The Outsider
by Richard Wright
avg rating 4.02 — 219 ratings — published 1953
7 editions
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Eight Men: Short Stories Eight Men: Short Stories
by Richard Wright
avg rating 4.01 — 95 ratings — published 1974
5 editions
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Rite of Passage Rite of Passage
by Richard Wright
avg rating 3.57 — 81 ratings — published 1993
5 editions
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Haiku Haiku
by Richard Wright
avg rating 4.05 — 43 ratings — published 1998
2 editions
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12 Million Black Voices 12 Million Black Voices
by Richard Wright
avg rating 3.82 — 39 ratings — published 2000
2 editions
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Lawd Today! Lawd Today! (Northeastern Library of Black Literature)
by Richard Wright, Arnold Rampersad
avg rating 3.69 — 36 ratings — published 1963
3 editions
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The Long Dream The Long Dream (Northeastern Library of Black Literature)
by Richard Wright
avg rating 3.93 — 29 ratings — published 1958
3 editions
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"Men can starve from a lack of self realization as much as they can from a lack of bread."
Richard Wright
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"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)
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"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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