A pillar of African American literature, Richard Wright is one of the most celebrated and controversial authors in American history. His work championed intelle

Richard Wright was one of the most influential and complex African American writers of the twentieth century. Best known as the trailblazing, bestselling author

New York Times Bestseller One of the Best Books of 2021 by Time magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Globe and Esquire, and one of Oprah’s 15 Favorite Bo

Skillfully interweaving quotations from Wright's writings, Rowley portrays a man who transcended the times in which he lived and sought to reconcile opposing cu

Collection of interviews revealing Wright's racial experience and the themes and techniques of his own work.