Charles Wright (novelist)
| Charles Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 22, 1932 New Franklin, Missouri |
| Died |
October 1, 2008 (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
- The Messenger (1963)
- The Wig (1966)
- Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed About (1973)
- Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed About: The Complete Novels of Charles Wright (1993)
References
- ↑ Weber, Bruce (2008-10-08). "Charles Wright, Novelist, Dies at 76". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- 1 2 "Charles Wright". Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ↑ Knickerbocker, Conrad (March 5, 1966). "Books of the Times: Laughing on the Outside". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-02.