I found Wretched of the Earth really tough to read. I muscled through On Violence but eventually had to make peace with the idea that I'm not a bad leftist if I don't read every primary text.
I hope your experience differs, Fanon is cool as hell.
Also, as a companion I highly recommend Concerning Violence: 9 Scenes from the Anti-Imperialistic Self-Defence, it's by the guys who made the Black Power Mixtape. They find really interesting footage of movements in different stages of decolonization in 70s/80s Africa while Lauryn Hill reads choice bits from On Violence. Very watchable and you can stream it for free from Kanopy if you have a library card.
Just finished The Art of Communicating - Thich Nhat Hanh
Starting Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon
I found Wretched of the Earth really tough to read. I muscled through On Violence but eventually had to make peace with the idea that I'm not a bad leftist if I don't read every primary text.
I hope your experience differs, Fanon is cool as hell.
Also, as a companion I highly recommend Concerning Violence: 9 Scenes from the Anti-Imperialistic Self-Defence, it's by the guys who made the Black Power Mixtape. They find really interesting footage of movements in different stages of decolonization in 70s/80s Africa while Lauryn Hill reads choice bits from On Violence. Very watchable and you can stream it for free from Kanopy if you have a library card.
I’ll def check out that film. Thanks for the rec