Native Son, Abridged edition - The Original 1940 Text. With an Introduction 'How 'Bigger' Was Born'. Afterword by John Reilly
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| Verlag | HarperCollins UK |
| Auflage | 2003 |
| Seiten | 432 |
| Format | 20,5 cm |
| Gewicht | 320 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 006053348X |
| EAN | 9780060533489 |
| Bestell-Nr | 06053348EA |
Dieser Roman wurde 1940 veröffentlicht und erinnert eindringlich an die Verantwortlichkeit der weißen Amerikaner für die Unterdrückung der schwarzen Bevölkerung. Die Aussagekraft und Aktualität dieses Themas sind damals wie heute unbestritten. Es gehört mittlerweile zu den modernen Klassikern Afro-Amerikanischer Literatur.
Kurzbeschreibung:
Gripping and furious, "Native Son" 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. "Native Son" shocked readers on its first publication in 1940 and went on to make Richard Wright the first bestselling black writer in America.
Klappentext:
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.
This abridged edition includes an introduction, "How Bigger Was Born," by the author, as well as an afterword by John Reilly.
