Native Son, Paperback

Descriere

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.

Despre autor

Richard Wright

romancier și poet american · 1908–1960

Richard Nathaniel Wright a fost un scriitor american de romane, nuvele, poezii și texte de non-ficțiune. O mare parte a operei sale abordează teme rasiale, în special cele legate de soarta afro-americanilor din perioada de la sfârșitul secolului al XIX-lea până la mijlocul secolului al XX-lea, care au suferit discriminare și violență.