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WITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY GARY YOUNGE

In this audiobook edition of Native Son, listeners are drawn into the life of Bigger Thomas, a young man raised in poverty in the slums of Chicago. His journey intersects with the affluent Dalton family, leading to a dramatic confrontation between their worlds. As Bigger is hunted by both the police and citizens, he becomes the center of a spiraling crisis marked by violence and racial tension.

Originally published in 1940, Richard Wright’s novel shattered conventions with its raw portrayal of race and society, establishing him as the first bestselling black writer in America. This audiobook includes a new afterword by Gary Younge, enhancing the listener’s experience of a work deemed ‘the most important and celebrated novel of Negro life to have appeared in America’ by James Baldwin. Experience Wright’s powerful storytelling in this immersive audio format.