name: Richard Wright
birth_date: 1908-09-04 00:00:00
death_date: 1960-11-28 00:00:00
genres: Nonfiction, Fiction, Philosophy
avg_rating: 4.05
ratings_count: 173009
about: 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.Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. 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.Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. ...more