Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

by Manning Marable

Book Overview

Selected by "The New York Times Book Review" as a Notable Book of the Year Years in the making-the definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at age thirty-nine. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self-actualized, independent African American man. In death he became a broad symbol of both resistance and reconciliation for millions around the world. Manning Marable's new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement. Filled with new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the "Autobiography, Malcolm X" unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America, from the rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux Klan to the struggles of the civil rights movement in the fifties and sixties. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism through his own engagement with the Nation of Islam, charting his astronomical rise in the world of Black Nationalism and culminating in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. "Malcolm X" will stand as the definitive work on one of the most singular forces for social change, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670022209
• ISBN13: 9780670022205
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 594 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.2" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

One of the Best Books I've Ever Read

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention goes into great detail about the life of this sometimes underrated civil rights leader. Such information can not be found even in malcolm's own autobiography. I highly recommend anyone who is a history buff and currently researching the civil rights movement read this amazing book. It does drag on sometimes but it is worth the read.