Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Cover of first U.S. edition
AuthorManning Marable
SubjectMalcolm X
GenreNon-fiction, biography
PublisherViking
Publication date
April 4, 2011 (hardcover)[1]
December 28, 2011 (paperback)[1]
Publication placeUnited States
Pages608
ISBN978-0670022205

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention is a biography of Malcolm X written by American historian Manning Marable.[2] It won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History.[3]

Pulitzer.org described this as "an exploration of the legendary life and provocative views of one of the most significant African-Americans in U.S. history, a work that separates fact from fiction and blends the heroic and tragic."[3] In the book, Marable concludes that Malcolm X exaggerated his early criminal career, and engaged in a homosexual relationship with a white businessman. He also concludes that some of the killers of Malcolm X are still alive and were never charged.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Michiko Kakutani (April 7, 2011). "Peeling Away Multiple Masks". New York Times Book Review. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners: History". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  4. ^ Manning Marable's 'Reinvention' Of Malcolm X, All Things Considered, National Public Radio (NPR). April 5, 2011. Retrieved on July 20, 2013.