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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X Mass market paperbound - 1987

by Malcolm X

Summary

In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its nonwhite citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X stands as the definitive statement of a movement and a man whose work was never completed but whose message is timeless. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand America.

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From the jacket flap

If there was any one man who articulated the anger, the struggle, and the beliefs of African Americans in the 1960s, that man was Malxolm X. His AUTOBIOGRAPHY is now an established classic of modern America, a book that expresses like none other the crucial truth about our times.
"Extraordinary. A brilliant, painful, important book."
TEH NEW YORKTIMES

Details

  • Title The Autobiography of Malcolm X
  • Author Malcolm X
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ballantine Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.s.a.
  • Date 1987-10-12
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780345350688 / 0345350685
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 2 x 14.3 x 2.8 in (5.08 x 36.32 x 7.11 cm)
  • Reading level 1120
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Catalog Heading: Biographies
    • Curriculum Strand: Biographies
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Biography, African Americans
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

Citations

  • Ebony, 11/01/2005, Page 44
  • New Yorker (The), 04/25/2011, Page 74

About the author

Alex Haley is the world-renowned author of Roots, which has sold six million hardcover copies and has been translated into thirty languages. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Alex Haley died in February 1992.