- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Payback Press; First Printing edition (11 Nov 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0862419018
- ISBN-13: 978-0862419011
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 621,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Vulture and The Nigger Factory is an omnibus edition of the two highly successful novels from the early 1970s by one of America's most outspoken and important postwar commentators on race, politics, and culture.
Digging the rhythms of the street, where the biggest deal life has to offer is getting high, The Vulture is a hip and fast-moving thriller set in lower Manhattan.
The Nigger Factory is a scornful statement on the way in which human beings are conditioned to think that takes place on a conservative university campus in Virginia.
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Politcal and Poetic
11 Mar 2002
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Even though I have heard the name, Gil Scott-Heron, I never thought about reading anything other than his poetry. But these two works are well worth reading.
The first novel, The Vulture, captured me and had me searching to find the truth. On the other hand, I could not ignore the politcal and social messages that ran throughout the work. The struggle between right, wrong, and survival was ever present. The story was great and I was totally shock at the end. The search for "Who killed John Lee?" sometimes got lost in other the other stories but I was always brought back to that main question. So in the end, I must say, job well done.
The second work, The Nigger Factory, hit me very close to home. With many family members (as well as myself) attending Black colleges I was draw in and connected with the characters and their need for change. The push and pull of those in power and those seeking change is some thing that I felt personally. Many of the descriptions made me think of my undergrad days. I could not help but laugh at the fact that some things never change.
Would I recommend these novels? YES. They are well worth your time.
The first novel, The Vulture, captured me and had me searching to find the truth. On the other hand, I could not ignore the politcal and social messages that ran throughout the work. The struggle between right, wrong, and survival was ever present. The story was great and I was totally shock at the end. The search for "Who killed John Lee?" sometimes got lost in other the other stories but I was always brought back to that main question. So in the end, I must say, job well done.
The second work, The Nigger Factory, hit me very close to home. With many family members (as well as myself) attending Black colleges I was draw in and connected with the characters and their need for change. The push and pull of those in power and those seeking change is some thing that I felt personally. Many of the descriptions made me think of my undergrad days. I could not help but laugh at the fact that some things never change.
Would I recommend these novels? YES. They are well worth your time.
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