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Native Son

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Bigger Thomas refuses to accept, like his mother or his girlfriend, the panaceas of religion or whisky. Unwittingly involved in a wealthy woman’s death, he is hunted relentlessly. He only finally realises his individuality by facing his death.

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Discover Richard Wright’s brutal and gripping masterpiece.

‘The most important and celebrated novel of Negro life to have appeared in America’ James Baldwin

Gripping and furious, Native Son follows Bigger Thomas, a young black man who is trapped in a life of poverty in the slums of Chicago. Unwittingly involved in a wealthy woman’s death, he is hunted relentlessly, baited by prejudiced officials, charged with murder and driven to acknowledge a strange pride in his crime. Native Son shocked readers on its first publication in 1940 and went on to make Richard Wright the first bestselling black writer in America.

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Weight 0.33 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 12.9 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

454

Language

English

Edition

New edition

Dewey

813.52 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K