Richard Wright (author)

Richard Wright
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
Occupation	Novelist poet essayist short story writer
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 centuries suffering discrimination and violence. His best known works include the novella collection Uncle Tom's Children (1938), the novel Native Son (1940), and the memoir Black Boy (1945). Literary critics believe his work helped change race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.