01227nam a22001337a 4500020001900000082001000019100002200029245003400051250000800085260003400093300002800127520089300155650004501048  a978-0593230381  a306.4  aCoates, Ta-Nehisi  aThe MessagecTa-Nehisi Coates  a1st  aNew York bRandom Housec2024  a105 Pagesb20x14 cmbPB  a"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  aAmerican literatureaSociology Reference