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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: 4.06 · 179,492 ratings · 10,441 reviews · 331 distinct works • Similar authors

	Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 105,700 ratings — published 1940 — 296 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 — 56,255 ratings — published 1945 — 285 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 — 3,437 ratings — published 1938 — 3 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 — 3,569 ratings — published 2021 — 5 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 — 2,467 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 — 891 ratings — published 1961 — 27 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 — 664 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 — 735 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 — 506 ratings — published 1941 — 25 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 — 554 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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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin - 304 pages, 1969

100 votes, 34.4%

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie, 647 pages, 1981

68 votes, 23.4%

A Separate Peace by John Knowles, 208 pages, 1959

50 votes, 17.2%

Native Son by Richard Wright, 504 pages, 1940

37 votes, 12.7%

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36 votes, 12.4%

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