Haley, Alex

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Alex Haley's fiction employs engaging characters, universal struggles, and historical detail to illuminate history, culture, and society. His nonfiction work cowritten with Malcolm X started his career, but he achieved the most recognition for Roots which became a ground-breaking television series. Provocative racial issues certainly play an important role, but Haley's characters contend against universal historical and social factors -- war, depression, unrest -- so that his subjects appeal to all kinds of readers. Start with: Roots: The Saga of an American Family
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Haley, Alex
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Alex Haley's fiction employs engaging characters, universal struggles, and historical detail to illuminate history, culture, and society. His nonfiction work cowritten with Malcolm X started his career, but he achieved the most recognition for Roots which became a ground-breaking television series. Provocative racial issues certainly play an important role, but Haley's characters contend against universal historical and social factors -- war, depression, unrest -- so that his subjects appeal to all kinds of readers. Start with: Roots: The Saga of an American Family
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