Gil Scott-Heron

The Nigger Factory

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'A biting social satire.' Daily ExpressThe Nigger Factory is a scornful statement about the way in which human beings are conditioned to think. On the campus of Sutton University, Virginia, the students are trying to carry forth the message of reconstruction toa university resistant to change. The failure of Sutton to embrace the changing attitudes of the sixties has necessitated extreme action and the revolution is nigh.'Gil Scott-Heron has always affected people.' Guardian'[Gil Scott-Heron] has been committed to examining those facts of the human condition that most of us would rather forget . . . he is an artist who has crafted witty but c… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-84767-884-3
EAN: 9781847678843
Produktnummer: 19453685
Verlag: Canongate Books Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Masse: H19.7 cm x B13.0 cm x D1.7 cm 188 g
Auflage: Main
Gewicht: 188
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Gil Scott-Heron was born in Chicago. He has been opening eyes, minds and souls for over forty years. A highly influential and widely admired singer, proto-rapper, jazz pianist, published poet, novelist and socio-political commentator, Scott-Heron remains a unique and major figure in global music. With over twenty albums to his name, his politically charged output has won him an international following. His work illuminates a philosophy of life that holds human affection as well as political and artistic responsibility the underlying factors that inspire his writing.