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Nat LittleThe Confessions of Nat Turner The Confessions of Nat Turner 1967 novel by William Styron This article is about the 1967 novel by William Styron. For the Confessions of Nat Turner published in 1831, see Nat Turner's Rebellion § Aftermath. The Confessions of Nat Turner is a 1968 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by American writer William Styron. Presented as a first-person narrative by historical figure Nat Turner, the novel concerns Nat Turner's Rebellion in Virginia in 1831 but does not always depict the events accurately. 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 R. Gray, in 1831.[1] Quick facts… (Source: Wikipedia)
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