by Alex Haley · Planeta. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432082078
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Roots is a novel by Alex Haley that tells the story of Kunta Kinte, a young African man captured and sold into slavery in the United States. Through generations, the novel follows his family's struggle to maintain their identity and freedom. Published in 1976, the work became a cultural phenomenon and contributed to greater awareness of the history of slavery and the African diaspora.
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history. Haley's first book was The Autobiography of Malcolm X, published in 1965, a collaboration through numerous lengthy interviews with Malcolm X.
