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 Richard Wright (1908-1960), novelist, journalist, short story writer, political essayist, was a witness to and participant in most of the major political and philosophical movements of the twentieth century from Communism to Pan Africanism. His most famous novel, Native Son, was an international best seller, which brought Wright fame and considerable fortune. Along with his other works, which include Black Boy, Uncle Tom's Children, and The Outsider, Native Son earned Wright an important place in the literary canon of this country.
Books By Richard Wright
- Uncle Tom's Children
- Native Son
- Eight Men
- Black Boy
- Twelve Million Black Voices
- The Outsider
- American Hunger
- Black Power
- Savage Holiday
- The Long Dream
- Pagan Spain
- White Man Listen
- Right's of Passage
- The Color Curtain
Books About Richard Wright
- Virginia Whatley Smith, Richard Wright's Travel Writings: New Reflections. University Press of Mississippi, 2001
- Hazel Rowley, Richard Wright: The Life and Times. New York, Henry Holt & Company, 2001
- Margaret Walker, Richard Wright: Daemonic Genius. New York, Warner, 1998
- Michel Fabre, The Unfinished Quest of Richard Wright. New York, William Morrow, 1973; Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1993
- Henry Louis Gates and K.A. Appiah, eds., Richard Wright: Critical Perspectives Past and Present. New York, Amistad, 1993
Join the Richard Wright Circle
Join the Richard Wright Circle. The yearly membership fee of $10.00 for the Richard Wright circle runs for one calendar year and entitles you to two issues of the Richard Wright Newsletter: Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer. Please send dues, name, address, telephone, and e-mail address to:
Richard Wright Circle
c/o James A. Miller
The George Washington University
Department of English
801 22nd Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20052
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