The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Overview

ONE OF TIME’S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURYIn 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. Praise for The Autobiography of Malcolm X“Extraordinary . . . a brilliant, painful, important book.”—The New York Times“This book will have a permanent place in the literature of the Afro-American struggle.”—I. F. Stone

Details

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

1999

Pages

466

Language

EN

Categories

Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Biography & Autobiography / Political, Biography & Autobiography / Religious, Political Science / Civil Rights, Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Social Science / Islamic Studies

ISBN-13

9780345350688