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    The Awakening of Malcolm X: A Novel
    The Awakening of Malcolm X: A Novel
    The Awakening of Malcolm X: A Novel
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Awakening of Malcolm X: A Novel

    Written by Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson

    Narrated by Landon Woodson

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    This program includes a bonus interview with the author.

    The Awakening of Malcolm X is a powerful narrative account of the activist's adolescent years in jail, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz along with 2019 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award-winning author, Tiffany D. Jackson.

    No one can be at peace until he has his freedom.

    In Charlestown Prison, Malcolm Little struggles with the weight of his past. Plagued by nightmares, Malcolm drifts through days, unsure of his future. Slowly, he befriends other prisoners and writes to his family. He reads all the books in the prison library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam. Malcolm grapples with race, politics, religion, and justice in the 1940s. And as his time in jail comes to an end, he begins to awaken -- emerging from prison more than just Malcolm Little: Now, he is Malcolm X.

    Here is an intimate look at Malcolm X's young adult years. While this audiobook chronologically follows X: A Novel, it can be listened to as a stand-alone historical novel that invites larger discussions on black power, prison reform, and civil rights.

    A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

    "    In this fictionalized biography of Malcom X's young adult life, written by his daughter, narrator Landon Woodson brings deep emotion to a man whose youth was fraught with injustice. Woodson transitions smoothly between Malcom's childhood/teens and his early 20s, evoking both the desperation and hope of a young Black man who could no longer stand for the unjust treatment of his people." -- AudioFile Magazine

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateJan 5, 2021
    ISBN9781250619105
    Author

    Ilyasah Shabazz

    Ilyasah Shabazz, third daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, is an educator, activist, motivational speaker, and author of multiple award-winning publications, including her books, Betty Before X and X: A Novel. She is also an active advocacy worker and an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.

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    • 5/5
      Fantastic book! Does a fantastic job of helping us understand how powerful Malcolms transformation truly was.
    • 5/5
      Beautiful. Thank you for this book. The origin is important
    • 5/5
      Thank you for the best Malcom X books . Your books outdo every other authors book on your Father. Thank you