The Spook Who Sat By the Door

As a tale of a man's reaction to oppression, it is universal.

About the author

Sam Greenlee (1930-2014) was a highly acclaimed, internationally known poet, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, producer, director, actor, and teacher. A former U.S. Information Agency Foreign Service officer, he is the author of Baghdad Blues and three collections of poetry.

Summary

Continuously available in print since 1968, this novel has become embedded in progressive anti-racist culture with wide circulation of the book and hotly debated film and television adaptations. A classic in the Black literary tradition, the novel offers a strong comment on entrenched racial inequities in the United States in the late 1960s.

Product details

• Authors: Sam Greenlee, Sam Pressley Greenlee, Natiki Hope Pressley
• Publisher: External catalogues_US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9780814349571
• ISBN: 978-0-8143-4957-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 211 mm x 17 mm
• Series: African American Life
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature