Richard Wright Novel ‘Native Son’ to Become Feature Film

Richard Wright’s classic novel “Native Son” is coming to the big screen, with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks signed on to adapt the book for a feature film.

“Native Son,” which elevated Wright to national prominence, follows a 20-year-old African-American man named Bigger Thomas from impoverished circumstances as he commits a series of brutal crimes.

Parks, who became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play “Topdog/Underdog,” is writing the script.