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©1993
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xxii, 504, 16 pages ; 21 cm
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"The restored text as established by the Library of America."
Introduction / by Arnold Rampersad -- Book one -- Book two -- Book three -- How "Bigger" was born -- Chronology -- Note on the texts -- Notes -- P.S. insights, interviews & more ... About the author. Meet Richard Wright -- About the book. Into the thick of the struggle: Richard Wright takes on his critics -- Read on. Have you read? More by Richard Wright
"Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Native Son is the story of Bigger Thomas, a young Black man caught in a downward spiral after killing a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Written with the distinctive rhythm of a modern crime story, this formidable work is both a condemnation of social injustice and an unsparing portrait of the Black experience in America, revealing the tragic effect of poverty, racism, and hopelessness on the human spirit. 'I wrote Native Son to show what manner of men and women our 'society of the majority' breeds, and my aim was to depict a character in terms of the living tissue and texture of daily consciousness,' Wright explained. This edition of Native Son--the restored text established by the Library of America--is the novel as Wright intended it to be published. It also includes an essay by Wright titled, How 'Bigger' was Born, along with notes on the text"--
"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"--Title page verso
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