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Sarah E. Wright (1928–2009)

Author of This Child's Gonna Live

2 Works 83 Members 0 Reviews

About the Author

Sarah E. Wright was born in Maryland and lives in New York City. A novelist and poet, she is a former vice president of the Harlem Writers Guild

Image credit: Robert DesVerney via NY Times

Works by Sarah E. Wright

This Child's Gonna Live (1969) 63 copies

A. Philip Randolph: Integration in the Workplace (1990) 20 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Wright, Sarah E.
Legal name: Wright, Sarah Elizabeth
Other names: Kaye, Sarah Wright
Birthdate: 1928-12-09
Date of death: 2009-09-13
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Country (for map): USA
Birthplace: Wetipquin, Maryland, USA
Place of death: Manhattan, New York, USA
Cause of death: cancer
Places of residence: Wetipquin, Maryland, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
New York, New York, USA
Organizations: Harlem Writers Guild

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Lists

500 Great Books by Women (1)

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365 Books by Women Authors

This Child's Gonna Live

500 Great Books by Women

This Child's Gonna Live (Trials and Adversity)

Statistics

Works: 2
Members: 83
Popularity: #218,811
Rating: ½ 3.7

ISBNs: 10

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Obituary in The New York Times

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