richard wright

     

Despite his name, this "Native Son" author was on the left as a Communist Party member from 1932 to 1944

Trivia about richard wright

  • "Black Boy" is a 1945 autobiography by this "Native Son" author
  • This "Native Son" was born near Natchez in 1908 & died in Paris in 1960
  • He co-wrote the stage version of his novel "Native Son" with Paul Green
  • "Black Boy"
  • The first issue included a profile of this author of "Native Son"
  • Published posthumously in 1977, "American Hunger" is a follow-up to his "Black Boy"
  • His autobiography "Black Boy" was originally the first section of a longer work called "American Hunger"
  • A "Native Son" of Mississippi, this African-American author died in 1960 & is buried in Paris
  • 1940:"Native Son"
  • He wrote an introduction called "How 'Bigger' was Born" for his novel "Native Son"
  • Seen here, this native son of Mississippi died in Paris in 1960
  • A black Chicago youth is victimized by a white-dominated society in this novelist's "Native Son"