The Nigger Factory

Author : Gil Scott-Heron
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802193919
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nigger Factory written by Gil Scott-Heron and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scathing second novel by the legendary poet, musician and Godfather of Rap is a work of “biting social satire” (Daily Express). Originally published in 1972, Gil Scott-Heron’s striking novel The Nigger Factory is a powerful parable of the way in which human beings are conditioned to think, drawing inspiration from Scott-Heron’s own experiences as a student in the late 1960’s and early 70’s. Earl Thomas, student body president at Sutton University, is in a difficult position: struggling with the fact that even a historically black college could be part of a system that still privileges whites, he’s also threatened by his fellow students, members of radical activist group MJUMBE. Claiming the time has come for revolution, not reform, the leaders of MJUMBE are poised not only to bring Earl down personally, but also to instigate larger scale acts of violence. An electrifying novel, The Nigger Factory is a penetrating examination of the different forms of resistance and the motivations behind them, and a major document of an era of black thought.

Author : Gil Scott-Heron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nigger Factory written by Gil Scott-Heron and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gil Scott-Heron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nigger Factory written by Gil Scott-Heron and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gil Scott-Heron
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802194435
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Holiday written by Gil Scott-Heron and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Engrossing and even at times uplifting, Scott-Heron’s self-portrait grants us insights into one of the most influential African American musicians of his generation.” —Booklist The stunning memoir of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Holiday has been praised for bringing back to life one of the most important voices of the last fifty years. The Last Holiday provides a remarkable glimpse into Scott-Heron’s life and times, from his humble beginnings to becoming one of the most influential artists of his generation. The memoir climaxes with a historic concert tour in which Scott-Heron’s band opened for Stevie Wonder. The Hotter than July tour traveled cross-country from late 1980 through early 1981, drumming up popular support for the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King’s birthday, January 15, was marked with a massive rally in Washington. A fitting testament to the achievements of an extraordinary man, The Last Holiday provides a moving portrait of Scott-Heron’s relationship with his mother, personal recollections of Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Clive Davis, and other musical figures, and a compelling narrative vehicle for Scott-Heron’s insights into the music industry, the civil rights movement, governmental hypocrisy, and our wider place in the world. The Last Holiday confirms Scott-Heron as a fearless truth-teller, a powerful artist, and an inspiring observer of his times. “Leave it to Scott-Heron to save some of his best for last. This posthumously published memoir is an elegiac culmination to his musical and literary career. He’s a real writer, a word man, and it is as wriggling and vital in its way as Bob Dylan’s Chronicles: Volume One.” —The New York Times “Even after his death, Scott-Heron continues to mesmerize us in this brilliant and lyrical romp through the fields of his life. . . . [A] captivating memoir.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Author : Dean Atta
Publisher : Saqi
ISBN 13 : 1908906170
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Am Nobody's Nigger written by Dean Atta and published by Saqi. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revolutionary, reflective and romantic, I Am Nobody's Nigger is the powerful debut collection by one of the UK's finest emerging poets. Exploring race, identity and sexuality, Dean Atta shares his perspective on family, friendship, relationships and London life, from riots to one-night stands. Longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2014'Go Dean Atta. Speak the truth. Tweet the truth. Upload it. Let it ring out over the digital domain and strike at the heart of the offline wireless and disconnected.' Lemn Sissay 'Dean Atta's poetry is as honest as truth itself. He follows no trend; he seeks no favours ... Beyond black, beyond white, beyond straight, beyond gay, so I say. Love your eyes over these words of truth. You will be uplifted.' Benjamin Zephaniah 'Righteous and forceful' Peter Tatchell'I can do nothing but take my hat off to Dean Atta for speaking out, saying what he believed, and doing it so effectively and powerfully that countless people heard it who would never normally have done so. Poetry is a powerful tool, and I Am Nobody's Nigger is a perfect example of when that tool shows its full strength.' Huffington Post' Huffington Post 'Raconteur Dean Atta doing what he does best; articulating London's dark, deep-rooted social cancers through a beautiful and intricately personal narrative.' Clash

Author : Gil Scott-Heron
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1847676448
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Vulture & The Nigger Factory written by Gil Scott-Heron and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 1999-11-11 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scott-Heron's highly successful two novels are now packaged together for the first time. The Vulture relates the strange story of John Lee's murder - telling it in the words of four men who knew him when he was just another kid working after school, hanging out, waiting for something to happen. Just who did kill John Lee and why? A hip and fast-moving thriller. The Nigger Factory is a biting satire set on the campus of Sutton University, Virginia. The failure of Sutton to embrace the changing attitudes of the sixties has necessitated has caused disaffection among the black students and revolution is nigh.

Author : Gil Scott-Heron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781786897831
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Now and Then written by Gil Scott-Heron and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A poet and polemicist whose lyrics have inspired and galvanised generations' GQ. Introduced by Kate Tempest

Author : Alex Irvine
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345486110
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Narrows written by Alex Irvine and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author Alexander C. Irvine comes a compelling, fantastical riff on history and World War II. Spared fighting in Europe because of a bum hand, Jared wishes he could join the cause, instead of mindlessly sifting clay to be made into golems. But there is something that preys on his dreams: the devilish dwarf known as the Nain Rouge. In his youth, Jared once actually saw the Dwarf—a chilling creature that shows itself to individuals just before their demise. Now the Nain Rouge appears to be coming back for Jared himself. Many have a profound interest in Jared’s childhood run-in with the Dwarf—including a German spy, Jared’s hateful foreman at the golem factory, and a shape-shifting Indian shaman. But what could a simple man who earns a meager living possibly have to do with espionage and dark deeds? While Jared toils invisibly in the bowels of Henry Ford’s plant, the answer is about to reveal itself in a cataclysm of mythic and sinister proportions.

Author : John King
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446444546
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Football Factory written by John King and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Football Factory centres on Tom Johnson, a reasoned 'Chelsea hooligan' who represents a disaffected society operating by brutal rules. We are shown the realities of life - social degradation, unemployment, racism, casual violence, excessive drink and bad sex - and, perhaps more importantly, how they fall into a political context of surveillance, media manipulation and division. Graphic and disturbing, sometimes very funny, and deeply affecting throughout, The Football Factory is a vertiginous rush of adrenaline - the most authentic book yet on the so-called English Disease.

Author : Dick Gregory
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671735608
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nigger written by Dick Gregory and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1964 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Dick Greagory, welfare case, star athelete, hit comedian, and front-line participant in the battle for Civil Rights.