Richard Wright's Native Son

<p>Richard Wright's <em>Native Son</em> (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. </p> <p>This guide to Wright's provocative novel offers: </p> <ul> <p> <li>an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of <em>Native Son</em> </li> <li>a critical history surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present</li> <li>a selection of reprinted critical essays on <em>Native Son</em> 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 section </li> <li>a chronology to help place the novel in its historical context </li> <li>suggestions for further reading. </li> <p></p></ul> <p>Part of the <em>Routledge Guides to Literature</em> series this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of <em>Native Son</em> and seeking not only a guide to the novel but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Wright's text.</p>