1946 - Wright travels to France in May as a guest of the French government, is well received by French intellectuals, and stays until December. Wright, Ellen and Julia return to Paris, where they become permanent expatriates. Wright writes the film version of and travels for filming. 1950 - The film Native Son is shown in Buenos Aires, New York, Venice, and elsewhere. 1953 - The Outsider is published in March to mixed reviews.
Wright travels throughout Africa's Gold Coast.
1955 - He visits Spain again and attends the Bandung Conference. A Report on the Bandung Conference is published in English in March, having appeared in French three months earlier. 1958 - The Long Dream is published in October, but reviews are mostly unfavorable. 1959 - Daddy Goodness, adapted by Wright from Louis Spain's Pappa Bon Dieu, is produced in Paris. Wright tries his hand at haiku.