{"product_id":"native-son-9780060533489","title":"Native Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow an HBO Film!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of \u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - Henry Louis Gates Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRight 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. This classic American novel, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing work of social commentary and a reflection on the poverty, racial injustice, and feelings of hopelessness experienced by people in inner cities across the country and of what it means to be black in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis abridged edition of \u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e reprints the original edition from 1940. It also includes an essay by Wright, \u003ci\u003eHow \"Bigger\" was Born, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as an afterword by John Reilly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060533489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e5992 \/ Native Son (the Original 1940 Text)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWright, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn 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. \u003cem\u003eBlack Boy\u003c\/em\u003e and his novel \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\u003e are required reading in many high schools and colleges across the nation. Wright died in 1960 in Paris, France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Richard Wright \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48944096346269,"sku":"9780060533489","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ba88596b-68d0-4cfd-9015-a8e7df8c9bf3.jpg?v=1790153905","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/native-son-9780060533489","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}