Bibliograph

Roots, the saga of an American family, Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley on the writing of Roots

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Roots, the saga of an American family, Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley on the writing of Roots

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Roots

Oclc number

914195414

Responsibility statement

Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley on the writing of Roots

Sub title

the saga of an American family

Summary

This poignant and powerful novel tells the dramatic story of Kunta Kinte, snatched from freedom in Africa and brought by ship to America and slavery, and his descendants. Drawing on the oral traditions handed down in his family for generations, the author traces his origins back to the seventeen-year-old Kunta Kinte, who was abducted from his home in Gambia and transported as a slave to colonial America. In this account Haley provides an imaginative rendering of the lives of seven generations of black men and women

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