

Native Son
Author: Richard Wright
Narrator: Peter Francis James
Unabridged: 17 hr 47 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Caedmon
Published: 04/28/2009
Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction, Classic, Literary Fiction
Author: Richard Wright
Narrator: Peter Francis James
Unabridged: 17 hr 47 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Caedmon
Published: 04/28/2009
Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction, Classic, Literary Fiction
Richard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the black experience. He stands today alongside such African-American luminaries as Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison, and two of his books, Native Son and Black Boy, are required reading in high schools and colleges across the nation. He died in 1960.
Peter Francis James has starred in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions, as well as on such television programs as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, New York Undercover and State of Affairs.
My older brother Larry, who is extremely well-read, recently came to town for a visit. He had with him a copy of Native Son. I asked what prompted him to re-read it. He explained that he had actually never read it before, which he confessed was really odd, given that the book is an undisputed classi......more
How can law contradict the lives of millions of people and hope to be administered successfully? I went on quite the journey with this book. It's not often that I have so many ups and downs with a read-- generally, if I like or dislike a book for the first, say, 25%, that is not likely to change......more
This book is extremely powerful. I saw another review saying that they could not believe this was written and released in 1940. I agree - as I can only imagine how controversial the content would have been at that time. And, even today it touches so closely on some of the topics you see in the news......more
(SPOILERS!) Reading the first 2 parts of "Native Son," Richard Wright's landmark novel is an absolute thrill. One part Tom Ripley, one part Graham Greene's "Brighton Rock," the antihero always reigns triumphant. But this antihero lacks panache, intelligence, even, perhaps, a conscience... all the ch......more