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Richard Wright

Born

in Rucker's Plantation, Roxie, Mississippi, The United States

September 04, 1908

Died

November 28, 1960

Genre

Fiction, Nonfiction, Philosophy

Influences

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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: 4.05 · 177,906 ratings · 10,213 reviews · 353 distinct works • Similar authors

	Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 104,651 ratings — published 1940 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Boy by Richard Wright, Jerry W. Ward Jr. (Introduction) 4.09 avg rating — 55,927 ratings — published 1945 — 280 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Tom's Children by Richard Wright, Richard Yarborough (Introduction) 4.13 avg rating — 3,409 ratings — published 1938 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Lived Underground 3.94 avg rating — 3,459 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Outsider 4.17 avg rating — 2,454 ratings — published 1953 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eight Men by Richard Wright, Paul Gilroy (Introduction) 3.98 avg rating — 869 ratings — published 1961 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haiku: This Other World by Richard Wright, Yoshinobu Hakutani (Editor), Robert L. Tener (Editor) 4.16 avg rating — 656 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rite of Passage: A Dramatic Young Adult Story of Foster Family, Shattered World, and Survival by Richard Wright, David Díaz (Illustrator) 3.64 avg rating — 727 ratings — published 1993 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	12 Million Black Voices 4.15 avg rating — 500 ratings — published 1969 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Was Almost a Man 3.27 avg rating — 536 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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