"The restored text, established by the Library of America."
Originally published in 1940 by Harper & Brothers ; restored edition copyright 3 by Ellen Wright.
Some releases bound by Paw Prints.
ALA banned and challenged classics.
Contents
Introduction / Arnold Rampersad -- Book 1 -- Book 2 -- Book 3 -- How "Bigger" was born -- Chronology -- Notes on the texts -- Notes.
Summary
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 novel is just as powerful today as when it was written -- in its reflection of poverty and hopelessness, and what it means to be black in America.
