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William Styron - Confessions of Nat Turner

Set in 1831, The Confessions Of Nat Turner tells--in his own words--of a black man who awaits death in a Virginia jail cell. His name is Nat Turner and he is a slave, a preacher, and the leader of the only effective slave revolt in the history of that 'peculiar institution.'

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A quality fictional read.

byXavierVE Aug 26, 2001
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Pros A free flowing, nonjudgemental work, and an American Classic.
Cons Like many writers, Styron sometimes dwells on descriptions of the mundane.
Recommended it? Yes

In the movie Gladiator, Russell Crowe plays a fictional general that became a slave. While the movie is gorgeously filmed and finely acted by Phoenix and Crowe, it's completely fantastical ending ruined it for many historical buffs. Because of that ending, tweaked for Hollywood and as realistic as... Read full review »

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Denying the Truth

bypookiebear6 Jun 20, 2000
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Pros Important message presented with a historical significant event
Cons Historically inaccurate presentation, dangerous assumptions made by author
Recommended it? No

Why is a novel that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1967 on my "Hate" list? Author Styron has no question about the important presence his novel has; he states that he is giving readers a fictional presentation of the actual history surrounding our title "character" in 1831. With this, Stryon takes on a... Read full review »

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Nat Turner is a true American Hero we just have to see beyond the lies.

byjimgramz Nov 18, 2009
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Pros  I could not put it down. The author stayed true to facts.
Cons Too many fancy words, at that time I suppose that's how they talked.
Recommended it? Yes

An avid reader I am fasicinated by history. This book give accounts of not only the horrendous things Nat did, but also shows that what the whites did after and even before was even more horrible. And these were the people calling him a "monster."

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Confessions of Nat Turner - William Styron - 9780679736639 - 0679736638

ISBN13: 9780679736639. ISBN10: 0679736638. by William Styron. Published by Random House, Inc.. Edition: 92

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The Confessions of Nat Turner

Presents a fictionalized account of the 1831 slave revolt led by Nat Turner in Southampton County, Virginia.

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Authors William Styron
Fiction Genre History • Juvenile Fiction
Awards 1968 Pulitzer Prize

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Salon: "I don't know if the book tells the literal truth about Nat Turner, but for me that's beside the point. It is an extraordinary story of a fight for justice, of how honor and mercy destroyed can come to life again."

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PaperbackReissue455January 01, 1993Vintage Books8.25"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 1.25"(d), 0.9 lbs.9780679736639
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