Imatge de l'autor

Sam Greenlee (1930–2014)

Autor/a de The Spook Who Sat By the Door

5+ obres 263 Membres 5 Ressenyes

Sobre l'autor

Sam Greenlee was born on July 13, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.S. in political science from the University of Wisconsin in 1952 and attended the University of Chicago. He was one of the first African Americans to join the U.S. foreign service. From 1957 to 1965, he worked for the U.S. mostra'n més Information Agency and served in Iraq, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Greece. He was the author of Blues for an African Princess, Baghdad Blues: The Revolution That Brought Saddam Hussein to Power, and Ammunition!: Poetry and Other Raps. He was best known for The Spook Who Sat by the Door, which was published in 1969 and adapted into a film in 1973. He died on May 19, 2014 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

Inclou aquests noms: Sam Greenleaf, Greenlee. Sam.

Obres de Sam Greenlee

Obres associades

Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America (1995) — Col·laborador — 91 exemplars
Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor (2006) — Col·laborador — 65 exemplars

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Nom oficial
Greenlee Jr, Smuel Elder
Data de naixement
1930-07-13
Data de defunció
2014-05-19
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lloc de defunció
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Educació
University of Wisconsin
Professions
producer
government agent
Poet
novelist
Organitzacions
United States Information Agency

Membres

Ressenyes

One of thee best books I've ever read in my life! The novel tells the story of Turk, a former gang banger hoodlum type turned collegiate militant activist who becomes one of the first "spooks" in the CIA after pretending to be a perfect Uncle Tom. After five years flunkying for the CIA he returns home to Chicago from DC, where he impersonates a playboy living beyond his means as a poverty social worker as a cover for reuniting with his old gang the Cobras, and turning them into a first class paramilitary revolutionary force. Despite his best efforts for black liberation growing close to his gang, his personal life and strained relationships threaten to dismantle his vision, leading to an explosive end you won't see coming.

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Articul8Madness | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Nov 6, 2023 |
Wow! Fantastic. Talk you a page turner and something so authentic. I loved this.
 
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shaundeane | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Sep 13, 2020 |
A blistering read. A black revolutionary joins the CIA and learns all about revolutions overseas, then quits and uses his knowledge to organize a street gang into a revolutionary cadre. When the Detroit ghetto rises up, the cadre attacks the National Guard, sends out organizers to other major cities to organize cadre there, and the Black revolution breaks out across the United States. Tragically, it is not a feminist book.
 
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magonistarevolt | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | May 7, 2020 |
An intense, gritty read! I liked the quote from Time on the back of the book, "Blends James Bond parody with wit and rage." That about sums it up! Dan Freeman is one cool cat! Go Cobras!!!
 
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Stahl-Ricco | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Jan 23, 2016 |

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Estadístiques

Obres
5
També de
3
Membres
263
Popularitat
#87,567
Valoració
4.1
Ressenyes
5
ISBN
24

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