this is easily one of the most thought provoking novels that i've read in some time that i can equally loathe and feel empathy for the main character bigger thomas is quite remarkable and a testament to how talented a writer that richard wright was
Native Son (1940)
Native Son (1940) is a novel written by the American author Richard Wright. It tells the story of 20-year-old Bigger Thomas, a black youth living in utter poverty in a poor area on Chicago's South Side in the 1930s.
putting to one side some absurd elements of the plot the first one being the mode of getting rid of the body of the victim this is a brilliant depiction of the dark outcomes of systemic racism written in such a gripping way that one cannot put it down even if they are a bit anxious to turn the page
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