Richard wright biography 1940s
Richard wright biography 1940s
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Richard Wright (author)
American novelist and poet (1908–1960)
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Wright in a 1939 photograph by Carl Van Vechten | |
| Born | Richard Nathaniel Wright (1908-09-04)September 4, 1908 Plantation, Roxie, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1960(1960-11-28) (aged 52) Paris, France |
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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 |
| Spouse | Dhimah Rose Meidman (m. 1939; div. 1940)Ellen Poplar (m. 1941) |
| Children | 2 |
Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction.
Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid 20th cen