{"product_id":"native-son-9780060837563","title":"Native Son","description":"\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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The most powerful American novel to appear since \u003cem\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen it was first published in 1940, \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\u003e established Richard Wright as a literary star. In the decades since, Wright's masterpiece--hailed by Newsweek as \"a novel of tremendous power and beauty\"--has become a revered classic that remains as timely and relevant today as when it first appeared.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Chicago in the 1930s, \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\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. \"I wrote \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\u003e to show what manner of men and women our 'society of the majority' breeds, and my aim was to depict a character in terms of thw living tissue and texture of daily consciousness,\" Wright explained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition of \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\u003e--the restored text established by the Library of America--is the novel as Wright intended it to be published. It 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWright, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in 1908 near Roxie, Mississippi, Richard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depictions of the Black experience. The author of numerous works, he stands today as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. \u003cem\u003eBlack Boy\u003c\/em\u003e and his novel \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\u003e are required reading in many high schools and colleges across the nation. Wright died in 1960 in Paris, France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50576000024850,"sku":"9780060837563","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_265d0a2e-fdaf-4ec3-a3ae-8d4154f551fb.jpg?v=1748508783","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/native-son-9780060837563","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}