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Native Son

by Richard Wright (1940)

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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. ---------- Also contained in: Early Works

Setting / LocationUnited States / Global
Story EraEarly 20th Century / Harlem Renaissance
Protagonist / CoreNotable Figure / Community

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