Wright, Richard 1908-1960 creator text bibliography Psychological fiction. nyu New York Perennial 2003 Abridged ed. monographic eng

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xxxiv, 398 p. ; 21 cm. “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. by Richard Wright ; with an introduction, "How 'Bigger' was born," by the author ; afterword by John Reilly. Includes bibliographical references. n-us-il Thomas, Bigger (Fictitious character) Fiction African American men Fiction Death row inmates Fiction Trials (Murder) Fiction Murderers Fiction Chicago (Ill.) Fiction PS3545.R815 W952 2003 813/.52 006053348X (pbk.) 2003051421 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc041/2003051421.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc041/2003051421.html DLC 030425 20230411090818.0 13175699