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 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.

Details

Keywords

Memoirs

Type

Book

Place of publication

New York City

Year

2005

Number of pages

506 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9780060837563

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

No

Bibliography

No

UDC code and author sign

701.20 Wri

Volumes

1

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