Native son
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Published
, [1940].
Format
Book
Edition
[1st ed., the original 1940 text].
ISBN
0060830557 (Harpercollins : 1942)
Status
Central Library - Adult Fiction - Main Level - Fiction Area
Wright,Ri
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Published
, [1940].
Edition
[1st ed., the original 1940 text].
Language
English
ISBN
0060830557 (Harpercollins : 1942)

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Originally published in 1940.
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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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wright, R. (1940). Native son ([1st ed., the original 1940 text].).

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. 1940. Native Son. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Native Son , 1940.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wright, Richard. Native Son [1st ed., the original 1940 text]., 1940.

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