Sarah E. Wright

American writer (1929–2009)

PersonDied aged 79humanQ3986044

Also known as Sarah Elizabeth Wright

Born: December 9, 1929
Died: September 13, 2009
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1.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/books/04wright.html?hpw
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: writer
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1.Stated in Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers
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, novelist

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Sarah Elizabeth Wright was an American writer and social activist. Her novel This Child's Gonna Live, published in 1969, was acclaimed by critics and "was among the first to focus on the confluence of race, class and sex". The New York Times named it "outstanding book of 1969" and it was called a "small masterpiece".

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Sex or gender: female
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1.Stated in Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers
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Given name: Sarah
Family name: Wright
Ethnic group: African Americans
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1.Stated in Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers
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Archives at: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
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1.pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/9kq9w
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