The Message
by Coates, Ta-Nehisi
Edition statement:1st Published by : Random House (New York ) Physical details: 105 Pages 20x14 cm | PB ISBN:978-0593230381. Year: 2024| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Stacks | Non-fiction | 306.4 C652M 2024 (Browse shelf) | Available | 70594 |
"Published in 2024, Ta-Nehisi Coates's The Message is a collection of four essays built around his travels to Dakar, Senegal; Chapin, South Carolina; Israel; and Palestine. Coates is a celebrated writer whose work on race, history, and writing has garnered him a National Book Award for Nonfiction, a MacArthur Genius Grant, and nominations for excellence in journalism and fiction. In The Message, Coates's central thesis is that power interests construct historical narratives that encourage compliance with the existing order. He asserts that writers have a responsibility to reveal those narratives and construct counternarratives that encourage liberation. In discussing the moral obligations that come with writing, Coates explores themes including The Power of Storytelling, The Relationship Between Place and Identity, and The Political Impact of Historical Narratives"--publisher
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