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A pioneering work of Afrofuturism and antiracist fiction by the author of Black No More, about a...
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A pioneering work of Afrofuturism and antiracist fiction by the author of Black No More, about a Black scientist who masterminds a worldwide conspiracy to take back the African continent from imperial powers--for fans of the Oscar-nominated film American Fiction A Penguin Classic "An amazing serial story of Black genius against the world" is how Black Empire was promoted upon its original publication as a serial in The Pittsburgh Courier from 1936 to 1938. It tells the electrifying tale of Dr. Henry Belsidus, a Black scientific genius desperate to free his people from the crushing tyranny of racism. To do so, he concocts a plot to enlist a crew of Black intellectuals to help him take over the world, cultivating a global network to reclaim Africa from imperial powers and punish Europe and America for white supremacy and their crimes against the planet's Black population. At once a daring, high-stakes science fiction adventure and a strikingly innovative Afrofuturist classic, this controversial and fearlessly political work lays bare the ethical quandaries of exactly how far one should go in the name of justice. For more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author: George S. Schuyler
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780143137078
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2023 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 02/06/2023
About the Author
George S. Schuyler (1895-1977) was a satirist, critic, and eminent African American journalist of the Harlem Renaissance. He became the first Black journalist to attain national prominence and was known for his controversial opinions. In addition to Black Empire, he published the novels Black No More and Slaves Today, as well as several novellas and an autobiography. Brooks E. Hefner (editor/introducer) is a professor of English at James Madison University. He is the author of Black Pulp: Genre Fiction in the Shadow of Jim Crow and The Word on the Streets: The American Language of Vernacular Modernism, as well as the codirector of the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded digital humanities project Circulating American Magazines.
Author: George S. Schuyler
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780143137078
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2023 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 02/06/2023
About the Author
George S. Schuyler (1895-1977) was a satirist, critic, and eminent African American journalist of the Harlem Renaissance. He became the first Black journalist to attain national prominence and was known for his controversial opinions. In addition to Black Empire, he published the novels Black No More and Slaves Today, as well as several novellas and an autobiography. Brooks E. Hefner (editor/introducer) is a professor of English at James Madison University. He is the author of Black Pulp: Genre Fiction in the Shadow of Jim Crow and The Word on the Streets: The American Language of Vernacular Modernism, as well as the codirector of the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded digital humanities project Circulating American Magazines.
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