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The Spook Who Sat By the Door

English · Paperback / Softback

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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

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