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first british edition, 1968.
this "literary land mine"--a collection of essays by amiri baraka (leroi jones)--offers an powerful ideological autobiography of the author during a critical period in american history. written over five years in the 1960s, the two dozen essays reflect baraka’s evolving political consciousness in response to the cuban revolution, the birmingham bombings, the monroe defense movement, the harlem riots, and the assassination of malcolm x.
documents baraka’s transformation from an outsider to one of the leading voices of the black power movement.
london: macgibbon & knee. 252 pages. hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: gentle rubbing to foot of block. fine. jacket condition: closed-tear to back-panel, small closed-tear to front panel, imperceptible soiling to back panel. very good. Item #1132
Price: $75.00
