WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE

In 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 stunningly accomplished novel is Turner's confession, made to his jailers under the duress of his God. Encompasses the betrayals, cruelties and humiliations that made up slavery - and that still sear the collective psyches of both races.

A first-person narrative that depicts a good man's transformation into an avenging angel

About the Author
Born at Newport News, Virginia, in 1925, William Styron was educated at Duke University. He served in the Marine Corps during the last war, and was recalled to service during the Korean War. After 1952, he lived mainly in Europe, before settling in a rural part of Connecticut.

Reviews
Styron has brought to bear on the experience of the Afro-American his penetrating intelligence and his immense skills in creating character, writing dialogue and confronting explosive themes * Financial Times *
Immensely powerful and compelling * Spectator *
Magnificent...It is one of those rare books that show us our American past, our present - ourselves - is a dazzling shaft of light...A triumph * New York Times *



Book Information
ISBN 9780099285564
Author William Styron
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Vintage Classics
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 298g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 26mm