Native Son

Zusatztext “A powerfully blunt novel.” Informationen zum Autor Born in 1908 near Roxie, Mississippi, Richard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depictions of the Black experience. The author of numerous works, he stands today as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. Black Boy and his novel Native Son are required reading in many high schools and colleges across the nation. Wright died in 1960 in Paris, France.    Klappentext 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. This abridged edition includes an introduction, "How Bigger Was Born," by the author, as well as an afterword by John Reilly. Zusammenfassung Now an HBO Film! “If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history! one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son. ” – Henry Louis Gates Jr. 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 powerful novel is an unsparing reflection on the poverty and feelings of hopelessness experienced by people in inner cities across the country and of what it means to be black in America. This abridged edition of Native Son reprints the original edition from 1940. It also includes an essay by Wright! How "Bigger" was Born! as well as an afterword by John Reilly. ...

Product details

• Authors: Richard Wright, Richard Nathaniel Wright
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2003
• EAN: 9780060533489
• ISBN: 978-0-06-053348-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Narrative theme: Interior life, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Action & Adventure, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: CLASSIC FICTION, FICTION: Classics, FICTION: Cultural Heritage, FICTION: Psychological, FICTION: African American & Black / General, COMPOSITION & WRITING: NOVEL IDEAS, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: CLASSIC LITERATURE, HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: FICTION, Classic fiction: general and literary, Composition & Writing / Novel Ideas, Harper Perennial Classics / Fiction, African American Studies / Classic Literature, First Year Experience / Classic Fiction