In Make Believe, Diana Athill, acclaimed author of Instead of a Letter and Stet, remembers her turbulent friendship with Hakim Jamal, a young black convert to the teachings of Malcolm X, whom she met in London in the late 1960s. Despite a desperately troubled youth, he became an eloquent spokesman for the black underclass, was Jean Seberg's lover and published a book about Malcolm X, before descending into a mania that had him believing he was God. A witness to his struggles, Diana Athill writes with her characteristic honesty about her entanglement with Jamal, Jamal's relationship with the daughter of a British MP, Gail Benson, and the couple's eventual murder.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Granta Books
ISBN-13
9781847086327
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117552040
Product Key Features
Book Title
Make Believe: a True Story
Author
Diana Athill
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Social Sciences
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
120g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Diana Athill
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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