'Leo Zeilig identifies Frantz Fanon as the most important figure in the ideological struggle against colonialism in the Twentieth Century, arguing that his critical engagement with Marxism enabled him to go far beyond that project. He was a brilliant champion of national liberation, yet he turned into its most devastating critic. In this captivating and passionate biography, Zeilig argues that while Fanon's legacy is ambiguous, its emancipatory message demands our continuing attention if we are to challenge the continuing oppressions and inequalities of global capitalism. This book is a magnificent addition to the already hugely impressive corpus of work on Fanon's philosophy and politics.'-- (11/10/2015)
'Leo Zeilig's remarkable book about a remarkable scholar-activist, Fanon, has come at a crucial and critical moment. In it he tells the story of the man, his ideas and the milieu wherein he practiced 'being Fanon', that is, being argumentative, fearless, revolutionary and totally committed. This book is a subtle and sympathetic engagement with Fanon's life project: decolonisation and the plight of the national liberation movement in Africa; he was its shining lodestar and exhibited some of its glaring mistakes. Everyone concerned with the human emancipation project must read this book.'-- (11/10/2015)
"absolutely worth reading"--Africa is a Country (12/06/2017)

'Zeilig has a long history of work on class struggles in Africa and his detailed knowledge of these struggles helps to locate Fanon's life and work'

--Shane Hopkinson, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books
'A thought provoking book that represents a new interpretation of Frantz Fanon, key thinker of the Third World anti-colonial revolution that transformed the twentieth century.'--Martin Evans, Professor of Modern European History, University of Sussex (11/10/2015)