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A review from CounterPunch of THE COMPLETE MUHAMMAD ALI."Ishmael Reed is one of the English language’s most important contemporary writers. His novels reveal a witticism and ironic sense found in very few other writers of the period. His essays and articles challenge commonly held dogmas in both mainstream thought and among those outside the popular mind. An intelligent reader of his works cannot help but be challenged by the points he raises, his use of the language, and the courage present.
"Both John A. Williams and Toni Morrison have commented about the trickle-down theory of minority tokenism. This is how it works.
Actor and now-author David Duchovny was planning to writing a PhD dissertation on Ishmael Reed."You abandoned your PhD at Yale… what was it about?The title of the dissertation that never will be was: Magic and technology in contemporary fiction and poetry.
"Poet Ishmael Reed took an alternative position on the fabled recording, and said the album has been-over analyzed through the years. He later revealed that he was more of a Charlie Parker man. 'I’m glad he [Coltrane] was a superior musician because the poem is pretty hokey,' said Reed." Click here.
Ishmael Reed's Flight to Canada is being featured in an Open Road promotion called “Undiscovered Gems,” which highlights “novels you may not have read, by authors you already love.” The US ebook is priced at $1.99 from October 1 – 31. Click here for the ebook.Some parodies are as necessary as the books they answer.
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