Native Son - Couverture souple

Wright, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0061148504 ISBN 13 : 9780061148507

Editeur : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2008

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Born in 1908 near Roxie, Mississippi, Richard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depictions of the Black experience. The author of numerous works, he stands today as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. Black Boy and his novel Native Son are required reading in many high schools and colleges across the nation. Wright died in 1960 in Paris, France. 

 

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061148504
• ISBN 13: 9780061148507
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 546
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible