Richard Wright's most recommended books

We've asked 12,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Richard Wright.

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Books like Native Son

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Books like Black Boy

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Books like 12 Million Black Voices

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Books like Street Justice

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Books like The Man Who Lived Underground

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Books like The Outsider

Book lists with Richard Wright's books

11 authors created a book list with a book by Richard Wright as one of their picks.

• Understanding homelessness and existentialism
• Non-traditional stories about survival
• Escaping the true-crime rut
• Why memoir can be both literature and art
• Impossible childhoods
• The intersection of race, class, and justice in America

Book lists connected to Richard Wright's books

110 authors created a book list connected to Richard Wright's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• Black family life in America
• For growing up and finding your voice
• Massive modern and contemporary novels
• Thrillers and mysteries inhabited by history
• Nonfiction featuring amazing flying things
• Fiction that is more hysterical than historical

Genres connected to Richard Wright's books

Topics connected to Richard Wright's books