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Styron, William, 1925-2006

The confessions of Nat Turner / William Styron. - 404 pages ; 18 cm

"A Signet book." "First printing, September, 1968"--Verso of title-page. Originally published: New York : Random House, 1967.

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. This story 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.

1968 Pulitzer Prize winner

LCCN: 94009393

Subjects--Personal Names:
Turner, Nat, 1800?-1831 --Fiction

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nat Turner's Rebellion, Virginia, 1831--Fiction
Slave rebellions--Fiction
African American men--Fiction
African Americans--Fiction
Enslaved persons--Fiction

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Virginia--History--1775-1865--Fiction

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographical fiction
Historical fiction
Fiction

LC Class. No.: PS3569.T9 / C6 1968