The Confessions Of Nat Turner
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, no tears, minimal wear; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Firm and intact. No stickers or library markings visible.
A landmark of American historical fiction, The Confessions of Nat Turner presents a searing first-person account of the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia, led by the deeply religious and visionary Nat Turner. William Styron constructs an intimate psychological portrait of a man whose faith, rage, and fierce intelligence drove him to lead the most significant slave uprising in American history, resulting in the deaths of over fifty white men, women, and children. The novel unfolds with the brooding intensity of a Southern Gothic tragedy, as Turner awaits execution and recounts the events — his bondage, his inspirations, and the brutal consequences of his revolt — in confessional prose of extraordinary power. Styron argues, controversially, for a deeply human and morally complex Turner, situating the rebellion within the suffocating social and spiritual contradictions of the antebellum South. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1968, it remains one of the most debated and enduring works in the American literary canon.
Author: William Styron
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Jonathan Cape
Genre: Historical fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, no tears, minimal wear; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Firm and intact. No stickers or library markings visible.
A landmark of American historical fiction, The Confessions of Nat Turner presents a searing first-person account of the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia, led by the deeply religious and visionary Nat Turner. William Styron constructs an intimate psychological portrait of a man whose faith, rage, and fierce intelligence drove him to lead the most significant slave uprising in American history, resulting in the deaths of over fifty white men, women, and children. The novel unfolds with the brooding intensity of a Southern Gothic tragedy, as Turner awaits execution and recounts the events — his bondage, his inspirations, and the brutal consequences of his revolt — in confessional prose of extraordinary power. Styron argues, controversially, for a deeply human and morally complex Turner, situating the rebellion within the suffocating social and spiritual contradictions of the antebellum South. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1968, it remains one of the most debated and enduring works in the American literary canon.