Richard Wright

Native Son: A Novel Richard Wright

Brief Description: "The restored text, established by The Library of America."Brief Description: "The text as restored by The Library of America was published in 1991 in a volume entitled Richard Wright: early works, that also included Lawd today! and Uncle Tom's children"--T.p. verso. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references.; 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 of 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. Publisher Marketing: 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. Review Citations:

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 837 (EAN 9780060837563, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 1095 (EAN 9780060837563, Paperback)

Ingram Advance 08/01/2005 pg. 67 (EAN 9780060837563, Paperback)

Black Issues Book Review 09/01/2005 pg. 61 (EAN 9780060837563, Paperback)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2000 pg. 707 (EAN 9781568496948, Hardcover)

Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 98 (EAN 9781568496948, Hardcover)

Essence 10/01/2001 pg. 68 (EAN 9781568496948, Hardcover)

Ebony 11/01/2005 pg. 42 (EAN 9781568496948, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1992 pg. 731 (EAN 9780060147624, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1997 pg. 675 (EAN 9780060147624, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 06/30/2008 pg. 179 (EAN 9780061457838, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review

Library Journal 10/15/1998 pg. 114 (EAN 9780898459166, Analog Audio Cassette)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1992 pg. 731 (EAN 9780060809775, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 649 (EAN 9780060929800, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Wright, Richard Richard Wright was born in 1908 in rural Mississippi and died in Paris in 1960. His Native Son and Black Boy are best-selling American classics. His other books include The Outsider, Black Power, and White Man, Listen!