Native son / Richard Wright ; with an introduction by Arnold Rampersad.
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TextLanguage: English New York : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005Edition: First Perennial Classics editionDescription: xxii, 504, 16 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 006083756X (reissue : paperback)Subject(s): Thomas, Bigger (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | African American men -- Fiction | Death row inmates -- Fiction | Trials (Murder) -- Fiction | Murderers -- Fiction | Chicago (Ill.) -- FictionLOC classification: PS3545.R815 N25 2005Summary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | MEF Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi | Genel Koleksiyon | PS 3545 .R815 N25 2005 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 0002597 |
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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.