description: In 1831 Nat Turner awaits death in a Virginia jail cell. He is a slave, a preacher, and the leader of the only effective slave revolt in the history of 'that peculiar institution'. William Styron's ambitious and stunningly accomplished novel is Turner's confession, made to his jailers under the duress of his God. Encompasses the betrayals, cruelties and humiliations that made up slavery - and that still sear the collective psyches of both races.
language: English
title: The Confessions of Nat Turner
titlecomplete: The Confessions of Nat Turner
genres: Fiction, Historical, American, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Race, African American
ratings_count: 14733
places: Virginia
awards: awardedAt: -63129600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 28800000
name: William Dean Howells Medal, awardedAt: -63129600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Picador