Roots

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Alex Haley

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3 years, 9 months ago at Aug 3 7:36

Hourglass Women

After reading a good story, I sometimes investigate it. I was disappointed to learn:
1. The genealogy to the original man (Kunte) was wishful thinking at best since Kunte died a couple of years before Kizzy (Haley's ancestor) was born.
2. The story on the African side (about a quarter of the book) took material very heavily from a previous book and Haley had to pay a large settlemen... read more

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Description: Tracing his ancestry through six generations - slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a youth, Kunta Kinte. It was this young man, who had been torn from his homeland and in torment and anguish brought to the slave markets of the new world, who held the key to Haley ... (more)

Manufacturer : Vintage
Release date : 21 January 1994
ISBN-10 : 0099362813 | ISBN-13: 9780099362814

Historical (1), Novels (1), North America (1), Africa (1), 1970-1999 (1), America (1), Fiction (1)

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What Classic Literature Was Almost Called (20 books items)

"Alex Haley's epic historical novel was written as Before This Anger, but published as the more diplomatic (if portentous) Roots: The Saga of an American Family."

Moviediva added this to a list 2 months, 2 weeks ago

My Version Of 1001 Novels To Read Before You Die (1001 books items)

Marian added this to a list 2 years, 11 months ago

Literary works referenced in Lost (94 books items)

Hourglass Women posted a review 3 years, 9 months ago

Good story but ...

“After reading a good story, I sometimes investigate it. I was disappointed to learn:

1. The genealogy to the original man (Kunte) was wishful thinking at best since Kunte died a couple of years before Kizzy (Haley's ancestor) was born.

2. The story on the African side (about a quarter of the book) took material very heavily from a previous book and Haley had to pay a large settlement to this author.

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