Author:

Wallach, Jennifer Jensen 1974-  Search this

Subject:

Wright, Richard 1908-1960  Search this

Physical description:

197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Type:

Biography

Date:

2010

C2010

20th century

Contents:

Black boy -- Refugee -- Breakthrough -- Marriage -- Fame -- Expatriate -- Sojourner

Summary:

Born into poverty, Richard Wright managed to complete only an eighth-grade education. Yet by at the age of 33, he was the best-selling author of what would become an American classic, Native Son. Before dying prematurely at the age of fifty-two, he published nearly a dozen books and left behind hundreds of unpublished manuscript pages. This biography traces Wright's life, while he attempted to answer the question, "How can I live freely?"

Topic:

Authors, American  Search this

African American authors  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_969078