Native Son
- ISBN-10
- 0099282933
- ISBN-13
- 9780099282938
- Series
- Native Son
- Category
- African American men
- Pages
- 454
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- Richard Wright
Description
Follows Bigger Thomas, a young black man who is trapped in a life of poverty in the slums of Chicago. Unwittingly involved in a wealthy woman's death, he is hunted relentlessly, baited by prejudiced officials, charged with murder and driven to acknowledge a strange pride in his crime.
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- 2006-02-01
- 112 pages
- Paperback
- TJMF Publishing
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