ISBN: 9780060830557 - native son (18 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Mass Paperback Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. One of The Atlantic's Great American NovelsIf 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 Native Son. - Henry Louis Gates Jr.The most powerful American novel to appear since The Grapes of Wrath. --The New YorkerWhen it was first published in 1940, Native Son 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.Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Native Son 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 Native Son 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.This edition of Native Son--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, How Bigger was Born, along with notes on the text.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. One of The Atlantic's Great American NovelsIf 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 Native Son. - Henry Louis Gates Jr.The most powerful American novel to appear since The Grapes of Wrath. --The New YorkerWhen it was first published in 1940, Native Son 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.Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Native Son 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 Native Son 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.This edition of Native Son--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, How Bigger was Born, along with notes on the text.…

Paperback. Condizione: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Condizione: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: Harpercollins Publisher Pub Date: 7/1/1942 Binding: Paperback Pages: 398 Reprint edition.

Condizione: Very Good. Powerful and dramatic story of Bigger Thomas, by one of the 20th century's great African-American writers. With an introduction by the author, afterword by John Reilly. Light edgewear, light spine creasing. Wright, 1908-1960, was born in Mississippi, largely self-educated, was associated with the Chicago Realists in the 1930s, and later lived in Mexico and Paris. He is best known for Native Son, a minor classic, and his autobiography, Black Boy. Softcover, mass market paperback.…

paperback. Condizione: Good. Paperback with photo cover. Mark on cover from removed sticker. Some creases.

Paperback. Condizione: Good+. Reissue Edition; Twenty-Third Printing. 398 pages; dog-earing on the top corner of a single page. Minor creasing on cover edges. Light creasing on spine. Light foxing on the top exterior edge of textblock. Light yellowing on pages. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

PAPER BACK BLACK. Condizione: FAIR. pages yellowing but clean DATE PUBLISHED: 1966 EDITION: 398.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. F1.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Gd. condition - Classic Richard Wright . (SF10B929ml). Book.

Paperback. very good condition; LIB2958004087; 398 pages.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDName in ink verso front cover, cover creased, good. *.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Later Printing. HarperCollins Publisher 1942 Later Printing Very Good/ "P 3055".Afterword 1966. Printed in 1985. Face on front in dark suit with white shirt and black tie on black background. Light wear to bright glossy cover. Tight tanned pages. 398 pages. 7.9 ounces. Size: 7 x 4 1/8 x 7/8 inches.…

paperback. Condizione: Acceptable. Rip to the cover (or dustjacket if hardback), or significant tearing to pages. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

paperback. Condizione: Good.