*The Confessions Of Nat Turner- Novelist William Styron's View

22.2.11

AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY: "Directly below is a review (January 29,2007)of William Styron's book (originally written in 1967) 'The Confessions Of Nat Turner', an imaginative literary treatment (for the most part) of the justly famous 1831 slave rebellion led by the heroic Turner and his band of fellow slaves. The fall-out from that event (Turner's revolt) had not been the subject (to my knowledge) of such a literary treatment previously and the fall out from that latter event(the subsequent all-around open season furor over Styron's take on the matter from black nationalist, pro-segregationist and other sources)was not, I believe, anticipated by him at the time. I am reposting the original review because in essentials I continue to stand by the main political (and literary) points made there. I have added a few other points below that repost as I have thought about this book recently."