The Wretched of the Earth (Les Damnés de la Terre) is a 1961 book by Frantz Fanon. It analyses the dehumanizing effects of colonization upon the individual and the nation, and the broader social, cultural, and political implications of establishing a social movement for the decolonization of a person and of a people.
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English translation by Richard Philcox – https://ia801708.us.archive.org/3/items/the-wretched-of-the-earth/The%20Wretched%20Of%20The%20Earth.pdf – you'd be reading from page 42 to 311 of this PDF, 270 pages
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English translation by Constance Farrington – https://abahlali.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Frantz-Fanon-The-Wretched-of-the-Earth-1965.pdf
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Original French text – https://monoskop.org/images/9/9d/Fanon_Frantz_Les_damn%C3%A9s_de_la_terre_2002.pdf
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English audio version – https://inv.tux.pizza/playlist?list=PLZ_8DduHfUd2r1OOCtKh0M6Q9xD5RaR3S – about 12h20m – Alternative links
Counting the preface by Sartre and the conclusion, there are 15 chapters/sections, so I would suggest taking about 15 days at it. I won't be able to take the initiative posting daily readings in the coming weeks because of reasons, so maybe @MF_COOM or @TraschcanOfIdeology or somecomrade else will volunteer to do that?
Oh cool, I bought the book a while back, but I still haven't started it. Thanks for the motivation!
Sartre's intro is bad and contributes nothing skip or read it later.
Othello do you want to emcee the bookclub a bit? I'm unavailaballs.
All you'd have to do is pick a start date, then post comments daily saying "Ok comrades, today we're reading this part. Post your thoughts and notes."
i can do this. i ask for some guidance. how long does it take normal people to read things?
275 wpm is considered normal
20 pages a day is a bit of a tretch but not a big stretch, whereas 10 pages a day is going easy on them
