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Autobiography of LeRoi Jones

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Poet, dramatist, novelist, critic, teacher, and political activist Amiri Baraka, born LeRoi Jones, vividly recounts his crusading role in African American literature. A driving force behind the Black Arts Movement, the prolific Baraka retells his experiences from his participation in avant-garde literature after World War II and his role in Black nationalism after the assassination of Malcolm X to his conversion to Islam and his commitments to an international socialist vision. When The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones was first published in 1984, the publisher made substantial cuts in the copy. Under the careful direction of the author, the book has been restored to its original form. This is the first complete and unexpurgated version of Baraka's life and work.

Book Details

Publisher:
Lawrence Hill Books
ISBN:
9781556522314
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
496
Authors:
Amiri Baraka
Published Date:
1997-03-01
Language:
English

About Amiri Baraka

Born LeRoi Jones in Newark, New Jersey, Amiri Baraka (1934–2014) published his first major poetry collection, Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note (Totem Press, 1961). His 1964 play Dutchman won the Obie Award for best Off-Broadway American play. He founded the Black Arts Repertory Theatre and School in Harlem in 1965 and served as Poet Laureate of New Jersey from 2002 to 2003. He received the PEN Open Book Award in 2008.

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