The complete autobiography of a literary legend.
“The story of Baraka’s metamorphosis is itself part of the story of contemporary literature’s development.” —Publishers Weekly
Always a nuance ahead of everybody else, he is our more original writers. Nobody else comes close. —Ishmael Reed
He is regarded by those closest to Black art as the nation's leading Black writer, which of course suggests that no other, however talented, has proven—in this time and place—more valuable to Black people. —Ebony
Amiri Baraka, aka LeRoi Jones, was for many years a professor of African studies at SUNY, Stony Brook. In 1987 he received the American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement. He passed away in January 2014.
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