Native son
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Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
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New York : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005.
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First Perennial Classics edition.
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xxii, 504, 16 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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LC Subjects
African American men -- Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Death row inmates -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Murderers -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Thomas, Bigger (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Trials (Murder) -- Fiction.
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Fiction -- African American.
Fiction -- Classics.
Fiction -- Literary.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American men.
Death row inmates.
Fiction.
Illinois -- Chicago.
Murderers.
Psychological fiction.
Thomas, Bigger (Fictitious character)
Trials (Murder)
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Black.

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Published
New York : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005.
Edition
First Perennial Classics edition.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
"The restored text, established by the Library of America."
General Note
Originally published in 1940 by Harper & Brothers ; restored edition copyright ©1993 by Ellen Wright.
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Some releases bound by Paw Prints.
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ALA banned and challenged classics.
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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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B&T Diversity Analysis 2022 : LCSH.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wright, R. (2005). Native son (First Perennial Classics edition.). Harper Perennial Modern Classics.

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

Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. 2005. Native Son. Harper Perennial Modern Classics.

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

Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Native Son Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wright, Richard. Native Son First Perennial Classics edition., Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005.

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