Roots

(Author) Alex Haley
Format: Paperback
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Tracing his ancestory through six generations - slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. It was this young man, who had been torn from his homeland

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Publisher:
Random House
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
706
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780099362814
Publish year:
1994
Publish date:
Jan. 21, 1994

Alex Haley

Alex Haley was an American writer best known for his powerful and groundbreaking work "Roots: The Saga of an American Family." This novel, which was later adapted into a television miniseries, traces Haley's own family history back to Africa and explores the impact of slavery on generations of his ancestors. Haley's writing style is characterized by meticulous research and a deep commitment to telling the stories of marginalized communities. His work has had a lasting impact on the genre of historical fiction and has helped to bring important issues of race and identity to a wider audience.

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