The Wretched of the Earth

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By Frantz Fanon & Cornel West &

Publisher Description

Frantz Fanon was born in Martinique in 1925. He served in the French Army during World War II, and later studied medicine and psychiatry in France, where he published his first book, Black Skin, White Masks in 1952. He joined the Algerian Nationalist Movement in the mid-1950s, and published The Wretched of the Earth shortly before dying of leukemia in December 1961.

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121 Reviews

4.0

Brendan Keane

Created 8 days ago

Noor Y

Created 21 days ago

““It is not by chance that, even before any negotiation* between the Algerian and French governments has taken place, the European minority which calls itself " liberal' has already made its position clear: It demands nothing more nor less than twofold citizenship.” 🇩🇿 the fight for independence is as much about reclaiming humanity and dignity as it is about political freedom.”

Beautifully writtenThought-provokingViolence

Naszir🔻🍉

Created about 1 month ago

“Written during the years of the Algerian revolution, this work feels like a guidebook and warning to sprouting revolutionary movements. Scathing, unapologetic, and particularly cerebral- I think Fanon lays his ideology own plainly. I will say to readers going in without historical context (like myself), there are a few archaisms I struggled with. While a quick Google search helped me understand most of them, the book is particularly front-loaded, but much of what I was unsure of Fanon expands upon in later chapters. Pertaining to content, On Violence, was easily my favorite chapter, and what I think, particularly in context to current political and societal norms (especially the general thoughts of the average Westerner), should be the thesis chapter. Fanon’s take on revolutionary violence can be described as an opposition to non-violence. Violence, to Fanon, is an essential and expected element of colonialism, both from oppressor and oppressed. I also appreciate his critique of Marxism’s “shortcomings” or maybe “over-reduction” in the context of colonization. The dichotomy of Fanon’s political lumpenproletariat and Marx’s apathetic and depoliticized lumpenproletariat stands out to me particularly. There is an essential difference between those living around or within the imperial core and those existing on the fringes of colonized states. That being said anyone familiar with Marxist theory will still find themselves right at home here. I’ve seen a few reviews highlight the last chapter on Mental Disorders and Colonialism. This chapter did lose me a bit. Fanon notes it may seem out of place so it wasn’t unexpected. I was hesitant to engage with the chapter too much, I thought it would be one large archaism as much of what is described sounds to me like PTSD. I think as an account of crimes committed to the psyche of both the colonized and colonizer this chapter is interesting, but relies more on accounts than any sort of discussion of praxis like prior chapters. It’s certainly interesting, and while I won’t call any part of the work inessential, I think if it were omitted the work wouldn’t lose its value or punch. This is an essential work of Marxist literature and I believe more Western “Marxists” and leftists would do well to give this a read.”

leen

Created 3 months ago