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Item Details
Title:
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NATIVE SON
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By: |
Richard Wright, Caryl Phillips |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
List price:
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£10.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1446466884 |
ISBN 13: |
9781446466889 |
Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
Pub. date: |
13 October, 2016 |
Pages: |
480 |
Description: |
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. |
Synopsis: |
'The most important and celebrated novel of Negro life to have appeared in America' - James BaldwinGripping 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. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Vintage Digital |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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