by Alex Haley · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788473861427
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Roots is a novel by Alex Haley that tells the story of Kunta Kinte, a young African man captured and sold into slavery in the United States. The novel follows his life and that of his descendants through several generations, exploring themes of identity, family, and the struggle for freedom. The work is a moving and powerful account of the history of slavery and its impact on American society.
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history. Haley's first book was The Autobiography of Malcolm X, published in 1965, a collaboration through numerous lengthy interviews with Malcolm X.
