In 2007, Akashic Books ushered Amiri Baraka back into the forefront of America’s literary consciousness with the short story collection Tales of the Out & the Gone. This reissue features a highly provocative and profoundly insightful collection of 1960s social and political essays.
With a new introduction by the author. This new edition re-present's seminal collection of essays by one of our foremost African-American thinkers. These audacious essays range from short, impressionistic pieces on urban life and culture to longer political statements on the Cuban revolution, black sexuality, and the artist's role as a force for social change. But more than a collection of occasional pieces, Home is truly an ideological autobiography.
BIO
Amiri Baraka (also known as LeRoi Jones) is the author of numerous books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. He was named Poet Laureate of New Jersey by the New Jersey Commission on Humanities, from 2002–2004. His most recent book, Tales of the Out & the Gone (Akashic Books, 2007), was a New York Times Editors’ Choice. He lives in Newark, New Jersey.
REVIEWS
"There is a reason why this book is considered a classic in the Baraka literary canon, with some of the daring, powerful essays: “Tokenism: 300 Years for Five Cents,” “The Last Days of the American Empire,” “American Sexual Reference: Black Male,” and “The Legacy of Malcolm X and the Coming of the Black Nation.” Sometimes he gets it wrong, but on average, he makes stunning predictions in these commentaries. When he falters, it is because the wisdom of time has proven him on the wrong side. We love when Jones is smart, angry, perceptive, and creative. This book, Home: Social Essays, is as fascinating and intriguing as it was upon its first reading in the late ’60s. And the observations of Jones (Baraka) still remain timely even as we speak." --Robert Fleming for Mosaic Magazine
[P] Akashic Books / January 01, 2009
0.9" H x 8.2" L x 5.2" W (0.55 lbs) 250 pages