Charles Wright (novelist)

Charles Wright
Born (1932-06-22)June 22, 1932
New Franklin, Missouri
Died October 1, 2008(2008-10-01) (aged 76)
Manhattan, New York
Language English
Nationality American
Ethnicity African-American

Charles Wright (June 22, 1932 – October 1, 2008) was an American novelist. He wrote the novels The Messenger (1963), The Wig (1966) and Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed About (1973).[1]

Early life

Wright was born in New Franklin, Missouri on June 4, 1932. After the death of his Mother, he was sent at the age of 4 to live with his maternal Grandmother, who encouraged a love of reading. Having dropped out of high school, his only further education was a brief stint at the Handy Writers' Colony in Marshall, Illinois taught by James Jones.[2] Afterward he was enlisted in the Army.

Writing career

In 1955, Wright moved to Manhattan, and worked a number of low-paid jobs while writing his first novel, The Messenger, which was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1963.[2] His second novel, The Wig received positive reviews, with Conrad Knickerbocker calling it "brutal, exciting and necessary" in the The New York Times.[3] His third and last novel, Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed About, sections of which were previously published as essays in The Village Voice, came out in 1973.

Bibliography

References

  1. Weber, Bruce (2008-10-08). "Charles Wright, Novelist, Dies at 76". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. 1 2 "Charles Wright". Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  3. Knickerbocker, Conrad (March 5, 1966). "Books of the Times: Laughing on the Outside". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
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