Austin Wright

Austin McGiffert Wright (1922–2003) was an American novelist, literary critic, and professor emeritus of English at the University of Cincinnati. Born in Yonkers, New York, he was the son of geographer John Kirtland Wright and namesake of his uncle Austin Tappan Wright, author of Islandia. His novel Tony and Susan gained major recognition after adaptation into the film Nocturnal Animals (2016).