The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Wayne State University Press · Print & ebook · June 28, 2022
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- Genres
- Black Fiction, Political Fiction, Black Historical Fiction
- Published
- Wayne State University Press, June 28, 2022
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A classic in the Black literary tradition, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is both a comment on the civil rights problems in the United States in the late 1960s and a serious attempt to focus on the issue of black militancy. Dan Freeman, the "spook who sat by the door," is enlisted in the CIA's elitist espionage program. Upon mastering agency tactics, however, he drops out to train young Chicago blacks as "Freedom Fighters" in this explosive, award-winning novel.
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As a story of one man's reaction to ruling-class hypocrisy, the book is autobiographical and personal. As a tale of a man's reaction to oppression, it is universal.
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- A sharper read after The Spook Who Sat by the Door
- Serious, layered Black fiction shelf energy
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- Author-following momentum
- A sustained, immersion-first read
Where it sits
| Political Fiction | 80% |
|---|---|
| Black Fiction | 48% |
| Black Historical Fiction | 36% |
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Publisher categories
- Black Urban Fiction
- Civil Rights
- African American Studies
- Authors
- Sam Greenlee, Natiki Hope Pressley
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Published
- June 28, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Black Urban Fiction