Richard Wright'sNative Son(1940) is one of the most violent and revolutionary works in the American canon. Controversial and compelling, its account of crime and racism remain the source of profound disagreement both within African-American culture and throughout the world. This guide to Wright's provocative novel offers:an accessible introduction to the text and contexts ofNative Sona critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the presenta selection of reprinted critical essays onNative Son, by James Baldwin, Hazel Rowley, Antony Dawahare, Claire Eby and James Smethurst, providing a range of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey sectiona chronology to help place the novel in its historical contextsuggestions for further reading. Part of theRoutledge Guides to Literatureseries, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study ofNative Sonand seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Wright's text. | Richard Wright's Native Son by Andrew Warnes, Paperback | Indigo Chapters