Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon

186 pages first pub 1952 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics race challenging reflective slow-paced

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A major influence on civil rights, anti-colonial, and black consciousness movements around the world, Black Skin, White Masks is the unsurpassed study of the black psyche in a white world. Hailed for its scientific analysis and poetic grace when i...

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Moods

informative 78%
challenging 77%
reflective 76%
dark 21%
emotional 18%
inspiring 18%
tense 8%
hopeful 6%
sad 5%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 48%
medium 42%
fast 9%

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