WRIGHT


Meaning of WRIGHT in English

I . Frank Lloyd Wright

(1869–1959)

a leading US architect who helped to develop modern architecture. His ‘prairie-style’ houses used long, low lines and open spaces inside, and his ‘organic’ buildings were designed to match their natural surroundings and often used their materials. One of Wright’s best-known buildings is the Guggenheim Museum .

II . Richard Wright

(1908–60)

a US writer whose best-known books are the novel Native Son and his own life story, Black Boy (1945). He also wrote a collection of stories, Uncle Tom’s Children (1938). Wright was a Communist for many years. He lived in Paris after World War II and died there.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.