Black Empire by George S. Schuyler Paperback Book 9780143137078

New to Penguin Classics, a pioneering work of Afrofuturism and antiracist fiction by the author of Black No MoreBlack Empire tells the electrifying tale of Dr. Henry Belsidus, a Black scientific genius desperate to free his people from the crushing tyranny of racism. To do so, he concocts a plot to enlist a crew of Black intellectuals to help him take over the world, cultivating a global network to reclaim Africa from imperial powers and punish Europe and America for white supremacy and their crimes against the planet's Black population.At once a daring, high-stakes science fiction adventure and a strikingly innovative Afrofuturist classic, this controversial and fearlessly political work lays bare the ethical quandaries of exactly how far one should go in the name of justice.

Author: George S. Schuyler Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Pages: 384 Page Count: 384 Publication Date: 2023 Year of Publication: 2023 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Weight: 400 g Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 12.9 cm Package Dimension Width: 19.6 cm Package Dimension Height: 1.9 cm ISBN: 9780143137078