Richard Wright

Richard Wright lived in this building at 14, rue Monsieur Le Prince:

The plaque to the left of the door commemorates his stay:

It says:

THE BLACK AMERICAN MAN OF LETTERS
RICHARD WRIGHT
LIVED IN THIS BUILDING FROM 1948 TO 1959

Wright's first apartment in Paris was, in fact, at 1, rue de Vaugirard, just across Bl. St. Michel from Place de la Sorbonne:

Wright's ashes are at the Pere Lachaise cemetery.


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