Alex Haley – The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Salepage : Alex Haley – The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, relates the amazing narrative of his life and the evolution of the Black Muslim organization in the blistering pages of this classic autobiography, first published in 1964. His interesting perspective on the falsehoods and limitations of the American Dream, as well as the underlying racism in a society that denies its nonwhite residents the right to dream, provides exceptional insight into some of our most pressing challenges. Malcolm X’s Autobiography is the final expression of a movement and a man whose work was never done but whose message is everlasting. Anyone who wants to understand America should read it.
Praise for Malcolm X’s Autobiography
“Malcolm X’s autobiography appeared to provide something unique. His repeated acts of self-creation called to me; his raw poetry, his naked demand on respect, promised a new and uncompromising order, martial in its discipline, produced by pure force of will.” Dreams from My Father, Barack Obama
“Outstanding… a great, heartbreaking, and vital work.”
—From the New York Times
“A fantastic novel… Its dead level honesty, passion, and lofty goal will make it a monument to the most excruciating truth.” —From The Nation
“The most significant book I’ll ever read, it altered the way I thought, it changed the way I acted. It has given me courage I didn’t realize I have. “I’m one of hundreds of thousands whose lives have been improved.” Spike Lee’s
“This book will live on in the literature of the Afro-American struggle.”
