Haley, Alex

Roots

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ISBN 13:
9781784873387
author:
Haley, Alex
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Vintage Classics
language:
English
Publication Year:
2018
Pages:
912
Dimensions:
19.8 x 12.9 x 3.8 centimetres (0
Genre:
Fiction & Literature, Classics, Fiction & Literature
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£13.59

Description

Alex Haley's Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir is a powerful exploration of his family's origins and the history of slavery. Tracing six generations of architects, lawyers, blacksmiths, farmers, freedmen and slaves, Haley uncovers a complex past that spans continents.

Through his research, Haley re-imagines the journey of a young man named Kunta Kinte, who was torn from his homeland and brought to the slave markets of the New World. This personal story allows Haley to explore his family's deep and distant past, shedding light on the bitter realities of racism.

A new introduction by David Olusoga adds context to this landmark work in African-American literature, which has inspired a generation of black activists and driven home the harsh realities of racism to a mainstream audience.

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