{"title":"Richard Wright","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"native-son-paperback","title":"Native Son - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e's Great American Novels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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 \u003cem\u003eNative Son.\u003c\/em\u003e\" --Henry Louis Gates Jr.\u003c\/strong\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. \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully designed Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition--the restored text of \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\u003e established by the Library of America--also includes an essay by Wright titled, \u003cem\u003eHow \"Bigger\" was Born\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ealong with notes on the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\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. 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When it was first published in 1940, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e established Richard Wright as a literary star. In the decades since, Wright's masterpiece--hailed as \"a novel of tremendous power and beauty\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e)--has become a revered classic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ethat remains as timely and relevant today as when it first appeared.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Chicago in the 1930s, \u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Bigger Thomas, a young Black man caught in a downward spiral after killing a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Written with the distinctive rhythm of a modern crime story, this formidable work is both a condemnation of social injustice and an unsparing portrait of the Black experience in America, revealing the tragic effect of poverty, racism, and hopelessness on the human spirit. 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His secure world quickly shatters into a nightmare of subways, dark alleys, theft and street warfare. . . . Striking characters, vivid dialogue, dramatic descriptions, and enduring themes introduce a enw generation of readers to Wright's powerful voice.'--SLJ.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e Notable 1995 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS\/CBC)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Johnny, you're leaving us tonight . . . \"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Johnny Gibbs does, well in school, respects his teachers, and loves his family. Then suddenly, with a few short words, his idyllic life is shattered. He learns that the family he has loved all his life is not his own, but a foster family. And now he is being sent to live with someone else. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShocked by the news, Johnny does the only thing he can think of: he runs. 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