Native Son

Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid-20th centuries, who suffered discrimination and violence in the South and the North. Literary critics believe his work helped change race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century.

出版者:Harper Perennial Modern Classics

作者:Richard Wright

页数:544

出版时间:2005-8-2

价格:USD 15.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780060837563

图书标签:美国美国文学Africa-american原著英文小说Richard外国文学Wright

“If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son.” – Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflection on the poverty and feelings of hopelessness experienced by people in inner cities across the country and of what it means to be black in America. This edition--the restored text of Native Son established by the Library of America--also includes an essay by Wright titled, How "Bigger" was Born, along with notes on the text.

读后感

在我目前以看过的美国黑人文学的书籍中，这本1940年出版的《土生子》算的上是最近也是最晚看的一本书，书作者查理德.赖特改变了很多人长久以来心目中‘斯托夫人’笔下《汤姆叔叔的小屋》的黑人形象。 　　 在《土生子》这本书里，黑人主角不在是一个被白人宗教麻醉思想...  

在我目前以看过的美国黑人文学的书籍中，这本1940年出版的《土生子》算的上是最近也是最晚看的一本书，书作者查理德.赖特改变了很多人长久以来心目中‘斯托夫人’笔下《汤姆叔叔的小屋》的黑人形象。 　　 在《土生子》这本书里，黑人主角不在是一个被白人宗教麻醉思想...  

我们常常觉得为什么美国黑人不反抗白人的种族歧视，为什么能够忍受上百年的压迫。也许此书倒是有答案，我认为那就是没有理论没有领导，一盘散沙是没办法成为大厦的。 美国黑人运动的潮流有两种，一种是武装反抗；另一种则是布莱克·华盛顿所推崇的认真工作，逐渐改变经济地位。...  

在我目前以看过的美国黑人文学的书籍中，这本1940年出版的《土生子》算的上是最近也是最晚看的一本书，书作者查理德.赖特改变了很多人长久以来心目中‘斯托夫人’笔下《汤姆叔叔的小屋》的黑人形象。 　　 在《土生子》这本书里，黑人主角不在是一个被白人宗教麻醉思想...  

别格最不能忍受的就是失去自我，黑人一直以来被界定成愚蠢的、暴力的，这也是促使别格反抗的根本因素。种族歧视让一个自以为是的民族去界定另一个民族，一旦被定义的黑人觉醒，就会不顾一切的去反抗定义，重新为自己定义，这时就会抛却一切道德人伦的限制，打造一个自己的世界...  

用户评价

最近Literature在读书目 / 感觉后面大段对于律师的描写读起来真的不是很有意思 / 在课上做了太多关于Bigger性格之类的分析 觉得这件事情不仅仅怪社会 Bigger也不是没责任。

Good-bye, Bigger.

看后面半本足够了

压抑 沉痛 悲壮 却又好像发生在另一个时空一样遥远的故事。Bigger徒劳的挣扎让人心痛。唯一的缺点是有些描写过于刻意，不够隐忍

"All life seeks fulfillment" ." we should not pretend horror or surprise when thwarted life expresses itself in fear and hate and crime."