Native Son by Richard Wright
This novel tells the story of Bigger Thomas, a young African-American man living in Chicago's South Side during the 1930s. Bigger's life takes a tragic turn when he accidentally kills a young white woman. The incident leads to his arrest and trial, revealing the deep-seated racial prejudices and injustices prevalent in American society at the time. The narrative explores themes of poverty, systemic racism, fear, and the effects of oppression.
The 69th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1940
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 350-500
- Words
- 100,000
- Original Language
- English
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- 4th on 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 (Counterpunch)
- 19th on The Best Southern Novels of All Time (Oxford American)
- 20th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 27th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 30th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 45th on D. G. Myers’ 50 Greatest English Language Novels (D. G. Myers)
- 47th on 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Complex)
- 50th on 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction (Larry McCaffery)
- 56th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 83rd on 100 Best Books (Montana State University)
- 100th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 160th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 238th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- The Great American Novels (The Atlantic)
- The 50 Most Influential Books of All Time (Open Education Database)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- Books That Shaped America (Library of Congress)
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)
- The Well-Educated Mind (Book)
- The 80 Books Every Man Should Read (Esquire)
- 100 Most Influential Books of the Century (Boston Public Library)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1893 – 1993 (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
- Great Books (The Learning Channel)
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)