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Native Son

Resource Type

Book

Description

"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, Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflection of 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." --Publisher (barnesandnoble.com)

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

0060929804

Author

Richard Wright

Publication

1998 HarperCollins Publishers

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