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Roots

By: Alex Haley
Narrated by: Avery Brooks
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Tracing his ancestory through six generations - slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. It was this young man, who had been torn from his homeland and and in torment and anguish brought to the slave markets of the New World, who held the key to Haley's deep and distant past.

©2011 Alex Hayley (P)2011 Random House Audio Go Classics Cultural & Regional Fiction Historical Fiction Africa
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Thank you for creating this recollection of fact interwoven with a superb underpinning narrative. This was my first ever book of significance when I read it in the late 1970’s. Now in my 60’s I have used audible to relive the emotional responses I had upon my first reading.

A brilliant, yet shocking recount.

Most powerful story

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The narration was very engaging as different voices were given to different characters through this saga of seven generations. It made the story even more compelling.

Excellent reading of a compelling story

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Astonishing detail. What an amazing story, so glad to have read it and will recommend to anyone and everyone.

Must read

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I am so glad, this book was available to hear as an audible version. Excellent.

Well worth the listen.

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I had watched a TV series many times and decided to read the book. It's fantastic. I couldn't put this book down!

Better than the TV series

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