About the Author

Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially those involving the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. His work helped redefine discussions of race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.

Wright was born near Natchex Mississippi. After living with his relatives in several places he moved to Chicago in 1927 and then to New York City in 1937. His first published fiction was Uncle Tom's Children (1938), a collection of four long stories. He lived in Paris from 1946 until his death.

Some of his popular works include Native Son(1940), The Outsider (1945), The Long dream (1958), his autobigraphy The Black boy (1945), An American Hunger (1977) , Black Power (1954), White Man, Listen! (1957) , The God that Failed (1949).

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