Sam Greenlee (1930–2014)

Autore di The Spook Who Sat By the Door

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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 altro 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 meno

Comprende i nomi: Sam Greenleaf, Greenlee. Sam.

Opere di Sam Greenlee

Popolari Recenti

The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1969) 252 copie

Baghdad Blues: The Revolution That Brought Saddam Hussien to Power (1976) 10 copie

Ammunition! : poetry and other raps (1975) 5 copie

Blues for an African princess : [poetry] 2 copie

The spook who sat by the door 2 copie

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Opere correlate

Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to the Present (1995) — Collaboratore — 116 copie

Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America (1995) — Collaboratore — 91 copie

Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor (2006) — Collaboratore — 66 copie

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale: Greenlee Jr, Smuel Elder
Data di nascita: 1930-07-13
Data di morte: 2014-05-19
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di nascita: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Luogo di morte: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Istruzione: University of Wisconsin
Attività lavorative: producer
government agent
Poet
novelist
Organizzazioni: United States Information Agency

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The spook who sat by the door : a novel di Sam Greenlee

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 | 4 altre recensioni | Nov 6, 2023 |

The Spook Who Sat by the Door (African American Life… di Sam Greenlee

Wow! Fantastic. Talk you a page turner and something so authentic. I loved this.

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shaundeane | 4 altre recensioni | Sep 13, 2020 |

The Spook Who Sat by the Door (African American Life… di Sam Greenlee

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 | 4 altre recensioni | May 7, 2020 |

The Spook Who Sat by the Door (African American Life… di Sam Greenlee

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 | 4 altre recensioni | Jan 23, 2016 |

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