EAN: 9781784876128

NATIVE SON - RICHARD WRIGHT KARTONIERT (TB)

Reissued to mark the 80th anniversary of Native Son's publication - discover Richard Wright's
brutal and gripping masterpiece this black history month. '[Native Son] possesses an artistry 
penetration of thought  and sheer emotional power that places it into the front rank of
American fiction' Ralph EllisonReckless  angry and adrift  Bigger Thomas has grown up trapped
in a life of poverty in the slums of Chicago. But a job with the affluent Dalton family
provides the setting for a catastrophic collision between his world and theirs. Hunted by
citizen and police alike  and baited by prejudiced officials  Bigger finds himself the cause
célÿbre in an ever-narrowing endgame. First published in 1940  Native Son shocked readers
with its candid depiction of violence and confrontation of racial stereotypes. It went on to
make Richard Wright the first bestselling black writer in America. 'The most important and
celebrated novel of Negro life to have appeared in America' James BaldwinWITH A NEW AFTERWORD
BY GARY YOUNGE

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