Alexander Murray Palmer Haley was an American writer. He is best known as the author of "Roots: The Saga of an American Family" and "The Autobiography of Malcolm X", the latter of which he wrote in collaboration with Malcolm X.
They called him the 'angriest black man in America' ...Malcolm X inspired many
people in the United States. This autobiography, tells of a young,
disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was
only reversed by his belief in the rights struggle for black America, and...
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It begins with a birth in 1750, in an African village; it ends seven generations later at the Arkansas funeral of a black professor whose children are a teacher, a Navy architect, an assistant director of the U.S. Information Agency, and an author. The author is Alex Haley. This magnificent book is his.
In 1977, Alex Haley made history with his dramatic Pulitzer Prize-winning saga, Roots, read by millions across the world. Now, almost 20 years later, comes the magnificent Queen. Roots was the story of Alex Haley's mother's family. In Queen, he unveils the rich and varied story of his father's family. Beginning in 18th century Ireland, Queen follows Haley's great-great-grandfather through disgrace at the hands of the British to exile in America, where his new life prospers. But it is his son Jass who forges the first true links with the vibrant New World, falling in love with the beautiful and strong-willed slave, Easter. From their passionate union comes Queen, Alex Haley's grandmother... With Queen, the epic saga of Roots is now complete.
Ritorna l'indimenticabile autore di "Radici" con un romanzo profondamente umano e generoso, la drammatica sfida di un giovane aristocratico del Sud degli Stati Uniti, Fletcher Randall,che lotta a fianco di uno schiavo di colore per la conquista della libertà. Mentre il Natale celebra i suoi riti, Fletcher si trova a vivere uno straordinario rapporto di fratellanza e solidarietà con persone all'apparenza molto diverse e lontane da lui: superati i conflitti con la propria coscienza, il giovane contribuisce al successo del piano di fuga e decide di abbandonare lui stesso la famiglia per tentare una nuova vita al Nord