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''The Confessions of Nat Turner'' is a 1967 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by U.S. writer William Styron. Presented as a first-person narrative by historical figure Nat Turner, the novel concerns the slave revolt in Virginia in 1831. It is based on ''The Confessions of Nat Turner: The Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, Virginia'', a first-hand account of Turner's confessions published by a local lawyer, Thomas Ruffin Gray, in 1831.〔(The Confessions of Nat Turner ), original 1831 publication〕 ''Time Magazine'' included the novel in its ''TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005''.〔("100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005" ), ''Time Magazine'', accessed 17 April 2009〕 ==Historical background== The novel is based on an extant document, the "confession" of Turner to the white lawyer Thomas Gray. In the historical confessions, Turner claims to have been divinely inspired, charged with a mission from God to lead a slave uprising and destroy the white race. Styron's ambitious novel attempts to imagine the character of Nat Turner; it does not purport to describe accurately or authoritatively the events as they occurred. Some historians consider Gray's account of Turner's "confessions" to be told with prejudice, and recently one writer has alleged that Gray's account is itself a fabrication.〔http://www.theroot.com/views/truth-about-nat-turner?page=0,0&wpisrc=root_lightbox The Root Article〕 Styron takes liberties with the historical Nat Turner, whose life is otherwise undocumented. The "Confessions" is largely sympathetic to Turner, if not to his thoughts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Confessions of Nat Turner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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