Best Answer: Richard Wrght wrote 20 books in his lifetime. One is a drama, Nine are fiction, Nine are nonfiction, and one is poetry. Drama: Native Son (The Biography of a Young American): A Play in Ten Scenes, with Paul Green.New York: Harper, 1941. Fiction: Uncle Tom’s Children: Four Novellas.New York: Harper, 1938.est Answer: Richard Wrght wrote 20 books in his lifetime. One is a drama, Nine are fiction, Nine are nonfiction, and one is poetry. Drama: Native Son (The Biography of a Young American): A Play in Ten Scenes, with Paul Green.