Richard Wright: A Biography

by Debbie Levy

Examines the life and times of the influential African-American writer, from his early life as the son of a Mississippi sharecropper to his successful literary career, and his later life spent outside the United States.

160 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

Debbie Levy is the author of more than thirty books for young people, including the New York Times bestselling I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark; A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight Over Science in Schools; This Promise of Change (with Jo Ann Boyce); The Year of Goodbyes; and Becoming RBG. Debbie is the recipient of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, Sydney Taylor Award, and the National Jewish Book Award, among other honors. Before she started writing books for young people, she worked as a newspaper editor and a lawyer.

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[bjneary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Richard Wright lived during a bleak time as a black man in Mississippi. Follow his life, his success as an author, his membership in the Communist Party and his distrust of the US government. His writing attracted many readers and influenced other African American writers. Includes a chronology, resources, Wright’s publications and an index. Biography