King : The Life of Martin Luther King

King : The Life of Martin Luther King

(Autor) Jonathan Eig
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WINNER OF A 2024 PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *SELECTED AS ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2023* Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig's King is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. - and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. In this revelatory new portrait of the preacher and activist who shook the world, the bestselling biographer gives us an intimate view of the courageous and often emotionally troubled human being who demanded peaceful protest for his movement but was rarely at peace with himself. He casts fresh light on the King family's origins as well as MLK's complex relationships with his wife, father, and fellow activists. King reveals a minister wrestling with his own human frailties and dark moods, a citizen hunted by his own government, and a man determined to fight for justice even if it proved to be a fight to the death. As he follows MLK from the classroom to the pulpit to the streets of Birmingham, Selma, and Memphis, Eig dramatically re-creates the journey of a man who recast American race relations and became its only modern-day founding father - as well as the nation's most mourned martyr. In this landmark biography, Eig gives us an MLK for our times: a deep thinker, a brilliant strategist, and a committed radical who led one of history's greatest movements, and whose demands for racial and economic justice remain as urgent today as they were in his lifetime.

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Editorial:
Simon & Schuster UK
Formato:
Paperback
Número de páginas:
None
ISBN:
9781471181030
Año de publicación:
2023
Fecha publicación:
21 de Diciembre de 2023

Jonathan Eig

Jonathan Eig is an acclaimed author known for his gripping biographies. His most famous work, "The Birth of the Pill," vividly captures the revolutionary impact of the contraceptive pill. Eig's compelling storytelling and meticulous research have shed light on pivotal moments in history, making him a standout in the literary world.

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