The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron

The Confessions of Nat Turner

William Styron

347 pages first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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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 educat...

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challenging 100%
dark 80%
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tense 60%
emotional 40%

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medium 33%

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