Since its publication in 1940, Native Son has become a classic of African-American literature and one of the most important books of this century. A stark and troubling account of murder, guilt, and racial hatred, it was among the first works to sound the alarm for the impending social violence that would explode during the 1960s. Bigger Thomas, a 20-year-old black man, is uneducated, unsophisticated, and unemployed. When a wealthy family offers him a chauffeurs position, Bigger is torn between gratitude for the job and anger over his subservient status. On his first evening, the familys daughter orders Bigger to spend a drunken night on the town with her and a gentleman friend. But events spin out of control and, by morning, the young woman is dead. Divided into sections entitled Fear, Flight, and Fate, Native Son tells a story that is still repeated in court cases involving black men across the country.
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2010 : Hardback
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November 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Native Son (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) Author(s): Richard Wright ISBN: 0-7910-9625-4 / 978-0-7910-9625-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Chelsea House Publications Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2008 : Library Binding
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2007 : Hardback
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August 2005 : Hardback
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August 2005 : Library Binding
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2004 : Hardback
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December 2003 : Library Binding
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October 2003 : Hardback
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September 2003 : Library Binding
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2002 : Hardback
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June 2000 : Hardback
| Title: Native Son Author(s): Richard Wright ISBN: 0-8488-2577-2 / 978-0-8488-2577-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Amereon Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 1999 : Library Binding
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1998 : Leather Bound
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December 1997 : Hardback
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January 1997 : Hardback
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October 1995 : Library Binding
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September 1993 : Hardback
| Title: Native Son (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) Author(s): Richard Wright ISBN: 0-8161-5787-1 / 978-0-8161-5787-7 (USA edition) Publisher: G K Hall & Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1990 : Hardback
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November 1989 : Hardback
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1987 : Hardback
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1980 : Hardback
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January 1979 : Hardback
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July 1970 : Hardback
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November 1969 : Hardback
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January 1968 : Hardback
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1966 : Hardback
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1960 : Hardback
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1950 : Hardback
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January 1943 : Hardback
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January 1942 : Hardback
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1941 : Hardback
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January 1940 : Hardback
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1940 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
February 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Native Son Author(s): Paul Green, Richard Wright ISBN: 0-573-61291-9 / 978-0-573-61291-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Samuel French, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Native Son (P.S.) Author(s): Richard A. Wright ISBN: 0-06-114850-4 / 978-0-06-114850-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Perennial Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Native Son (Vintage classics) Author(s): Richard Wright ISBN: 0-09-928293-3 / 978-0-09-928293-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2005 : Paperback
| Title: Native Son (Perennial Classics) Author(s): Richard Wright ISBN: 0-06-083756-X / 978-0-06-092980-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2004 : Paperback
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October 2003 : Paperback
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September 2003 : Paperback
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July 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Spark Notes Native Son Author(s): Richard Wright, SparkNotes Editors ISBN: 1-58663-450-X / 9781586634506 (USA edition) Publisher: SparkNotes Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2000 : Paperback
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1999 : Paperback
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December 1998 : Paperback
| Title: Native Son (Br) (Paperback)(Oop) (Bloom's Notes) Author(s): Harold Bloom, See Editorial Dept, Richard Wright ISBN: 0-7910-4139-5 / 978-0-7910-4139-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Chelsea House Publications Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 1998 : Paperback
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1997 : Paperback
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June 1996 : Paperback
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January 1993 : Mass Market Paperback
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June 1992 : Paperback
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1991 : Paperback
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December 1990 : Mass Market Paperback
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May 1990 : Paperback
| Title: Native Son (Picador Classics) Author(s): Richard Wright ISBN: 0-330-31312-6 / 978-0-330-31312-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1989 : Paperback
| Title: Native Son (Restored Text Established by the Library of America) Author(s): Richard Wright Publisher: Perennial Classics Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1987 : Paperback
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December 1986 : Paperback
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April 1986 : Paperback
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1982 : Paperback
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1978 : Mass Market Paperback
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January 1974 : Mass Market Paperback
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December 1972 : Paperback
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January 1971 : Paperback
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1969 : Paperback
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January 1966 : Paperback
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1964 : Mass Market Paperback
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1963 : Mass Market Paperback
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January 1961 : Paperback
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1957 : Paperback
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January 1950 : Paperback
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1943 : Paperback
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July 1942 : Paperback
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1940 : Paperback
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Audio Editions
May 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Native Son Author(s): Richard Wright Publisher: Harperaudio Availability: Amazon More details... |
April 2008 : Audio CD
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2002 : Audio CD
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April 1999 : Audio Cassette
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June 1998 : Audio Cassette
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1998 : Audio CD
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1998 : Audio CD
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1995 : Audio Cassette
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1993 : Audio Cassette
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1989 : Audio Cassette
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June 2009 : Kindle edition
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August 2005 : Turtleback
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1998 : Pamphlet
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January 1993 : Turtleback
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May 1971 : Unbound
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