Native Son
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Book Description
Bigger Thomas is doomed, trapped in a downward spiral that will lead to arrest, prison, or death, driven by despair, frustration, poverty, and incomprehension. As a young black man in the Chicago of the '30s, he has no way out of the walls of poverty and racism that surround him, and after he murders a young white woman in a moment of panic, these walls begin to close in. There is no help for him-... More
Book Information
Publisher | Caedmon |
Binding | Audio Cassette (52 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | N/A |
ISBN-10 | 0898459168 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0898459166 |
Publication Date | 06/23/1998 |
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About James Earl Jones (Narrator, Reader) : James Earl Jones is a published author and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of James Earl Jones include The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (Book & CD Gift Edition), ... more
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About Peter Francis James (Reader) : Peter Francis James is a published author and a narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Peter Francis James include The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothin... more
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