One Day When I Was Lost: A Scenario Based on Alex Haley's the Autobiography of Malcolm X
James Baldwin
(Author)
Description
A rare, lucidly composed screenplay from one of America's greatest writers, based on the bestselling classic The Autobiography of Malcolm X. - "Sharp.... Precise.... There is no questioning the depth and sincerity of Baldwin's admiration for Malcolm X." --The Times Literary SupplementSon of a Baptist minister; New York City hustler; honor student; convicted criminal; powerful minister in the Nation of Islam; father and husband: Malcolm X transformed himself, time and again, in order to become one of the most feared, loved, and undeniably charismatic leaders of twentieth-century America. No one better represents the tumultuous times of his generation, and there is no one better to capture him and his milieu than James Baldwin. With spare, elegant, yet forceful dialogue and fresh, precise camera directions, Baldwin breathes cinematic life into this controversial and important figure, offering a new look at a man who changed himself in order to change the country.
Product Details
Price
$15.00
$13.95
Publisher
Vintage
Publish Date
August 14, 2007
Pages
288
Dimensions
5.2 X 8.0 X 0.8 inches | 0.55 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780307275943
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James Baldwin was born in 1924 and educated in New York. He is the author of more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction.
Reviews
"Sharp.... Precise.... There is no questioning the depth and sincerity of Baldwin's admiration for Malcolm X." --The Times Literary Supplement
"A work energetically and demotically written." --The New Statesman
"A work energetically and demotically written." --The New Statesman