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2 unusual facts about The Confessions of Nat Turner


The Confessions of Nat Turner

Turner and his supporters (particularly the scene-stealing, scenery-chewing madman Will, who many readers saw as a thinly disguised version of black rock and roll pioneer Little Richard) are caricatured as disturbed, monstrous figures.

Bill Clinton has cited the novel as one of his favorite books.


Goodbye Uncle Tom

The film ends with an unidentified man's fantasy re-enactment of William Styron's The Confessions of Nat Turner.


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