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Confessions of Nat Turner
Confessions of Nat Turner | William Styron
"In the late summer of 1831, in a remote section of southeastern Virginia, there took place the only effective, sustained revolt in the annals of American Negro slavery... "The revolt was led by a remarkable Negro preacher named Nat Turner, an educated slave who felt himself divinely ordained to annihilate all the white people in the region. The Confessions of Nat Turner is narrated by Nat himself as he lingers in jail through the cold autumnal days before his execution. The compelling story ranges over the whole of Nat's Life, reaching its inevitable and shattering climax that bloody day in August. The Confessions of Nat Turner is not only a masterpiece of storytelling; is also reveals in unforgettable human terms the agonizing essence of Negro slavery. Through the mind of a slave, Willie Styron has re-created a catastrophic event, and dramatized the intermingled miseries, frustrations--and hopes--which caused this extraordinary black man to rise up out of the early mists of our history and strike down those who held his people in bondage.
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The Confessions of Nat Turner | William Clark Styron
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I collect older versions of Modern Library editions. Husband built me this table so I can display a few of the covers. He may not be a reader, but his hobbies sure benefit (read ‘enable‘) mine! ❤️😆

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Notorious
The Confessions of Nat Turner | William Clark Styron
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Let the controversy surrounding this book be the reason you read it. I read it for a history class, and wound up wrapped deep into the life of Nat Turner. Styron took a chance in the 1960‘s, a white author writing the innermost thoughts of an 1830‘s African American slave. The prose is strong, the story never dull, and the minute details such as food and dress historically accurate and educational.

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The Confessions of Nat Turner | William Clark Styron
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This book was controversial near the time of publication. White guy writes about black experience kind of thing. Regardless, quite good, quick read. Interesting to examine what could have been going on in Turner's head during this period. Well done, great characters, Styron strikes a chord again!

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