Order of Richard Wright Books

Richard Wright was an American author and poet, renowned for his bestselling novel, Native Son. In 2021, long after his passing, an unpublished work of his, The Man Who Lived Underground, was released. Born in 1908 in Roxie, Mississippi, Wright was the grandson of slaves and primarily raised by his mother. He received only a ninth-grade education but was an avid reader with a talent for writing from an early age. At just 16, he had his first short story published. Initially, he held various jobs while continuing to read, and his growing literary passion fueled his determination to succeed, leading to his first publication in 1938.