A Life of Reinvention Malcolm X by Manning Marable

Of the historical figures who tower over the twentieth-century American history, few are as complex, multifaceted, and controversial as Malcolm X. Malcolm X constantly rewrote his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and eventually an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at the age of thirty-one. Manning Marable's new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement, the culmination of years of research and dogged pursuit of Malcolm's friends, enemies, and fellow travelers, many of whom have rarely or never before spoken about him on the record. This biography is a startling revelation and new information from long-suppressed private and government files, and it also presents the a complete picture of Malcolm X.