The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron

The Confessions of Nat Turner

William Styron

453 pages first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEIn 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 stunnin...

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tense 60%
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