Winner of the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and widely considered one of the great reads of the century (although not without controversy), "The Confessions of Nat Turner" is based on the real-life documents of the historical figure's supposed confession. It explores motives for his slave uprising and imagines many elements of Turner's life around them. While the book is considered inaccurate on many levels, it's thought Styron sincerely meant for it to be a definitive work of fiction.
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