Bibliograph

Native son, Richard Wright ; with an introduction by Arnold Rampersad

Type

Label

Native son, Richard Wright ; with an introduction by Arnold Rampersad

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Native son

Oclc number

61277693

Responsibility statement

Richard Wright ; with an introduction by Arnold Rampersad

Series statement

Harper Perennial modern classics

Summary

Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's novel is just as powerful today as when it was written -- in its reflection of poverty and hopelessness, and what it means to be black in America

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