num_pages: 594
description: The tale of Bigger Thomas and his struggle for survival in a hostile country, America, is retold in a new edition of this Richard Wright classic. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Native Son
titlecomplete: Native Son
characters: Vera Thomas, Boris Max, Mary Dalton, Mrs. Dalton, Bigger Thomas, Mrs. Thomas, Jan Erlone, Henry Dalton, Buddy Thomas
genres: Literature, American, Race, African American, Novels, Fiction, Classics, School, Historical Fiction, Banned Books
ratings_count: 97398
places: Chicago, Illinois, Illinois
awards: name: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
category: Best American Play
publisher: HarperPerrenial