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| Author | Frantz Fanon |
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| Original title | Les Damnés de la Terre |
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| Language | French |
| Subjects | Racism, colonialism, violence, post-colonialism, third-world development, revolution |
| Publisher | François Maspero |
Publication date | 1961 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1963 |
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| Pages | 251 |
| ISBN | 0-8021-5083-7 |
| OCLC | 11787563 |
The Wretched of the Earth (French: Les Damnés de la Terre) is a 1961 book by the philosopher Frantz Fanon, in which the author provides a psychoanalysis of the dehumanizing effects of colonization upon the individual and the nation, and discusses the broader social, cultural, and political implications of establishing a social movement for the decolonisation of a person and of a people. The French-language title derives from the opening lyrics of "The Internationale", which is reflected in the English title as well.