Bibliograph

The spook who sat by the door, a novel by Sam Greenlee

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The spook who sat by the door, a novel by Sam Greenlee

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The spook who sat by the door

Oclc number

21263860

Responsibility statement

a novel by Sam Greenlee

Summary

"A classic in the black literary tradition, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is both a comment on the civil rights problems in the United States in the late 1960s and a serious attempt to focus on the issue of black militancy. Dan Freeman, the "spook who sat by the door," is enlisted in the CIA's elitist espionage program. Upon mastering agency tactics, however, he drops out to train young Chicago blacks as "Freedom Fighters" in this explosive, award-winning novel. As a story of one man's reaction to ruling-class hypocrisy, the book is autobiographical and personal. As a tale of a man's reaction to oppression, it is universal." -- Publisher's description

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