The Autobiography of Malcolm X -- Malcolm X, Paperback

ONE OF TIME'S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

In 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

Author: Malcolm X
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 10/12/1987
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.10w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780345350688

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.5
Point Value: 32
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 7103 / Autobiography of Malcolm X


Review Citation(s):
Ebony 11/01/2005 pg. 44
New Yorker (The) 04/25/2011 pg. 74

About the Author
Alex Haley is the world-renowned author of Roots, which has sold six million hardcover copies and has been translated into thirty languages. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Alex Haley died in February 1992.