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| Author | Ta-Nehisi Coates |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Ta-Nehisi Coates |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | One World |
Publication date | October 1, 2024 |
| Publication place | New York |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), ebook, audiobook |
| Pages | 256 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0-593-23038-1 (First edition hardcover) |
The Message is a nonfiction book by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates, published on October 1, 2024, by Random House under its One World imprint.[1] The Associated Press described the book as "part memoir, part travelogue, and part writing primer".[2] The narrative reflects on his visits to Dakar, Senegal; Chapin, South Carolina; and the West Bank and East Jerusalem.[3] The latter half of the book covers Coates's ten-day trip in the summer of 2023 to Israel-Palestine – his first time in the region[4] – and his argument against "the elevation of factual complexity over self-evident morality". The New York Times called it "the heart of the book, and the part that is bound to attract the most attention".[5] According to a profile in New York magazine, The Message "lays forth the case that the Israeli occupation is a moral crime, one that has been all but covered up by the West". In the book, Coates writes: "I don't think I ever, in my life, felt the glare of racism burn stranger and more intense than in Israel."[3]
- ^ Italie, Hillel (May 30, 2024). "Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to nonfiction and explores the power of stories in upcoming 'The Message'". AP News. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ Merrill, Rob (October 1, 2024). "Book Review: Ta-Nehisi Coates visits Senegal, South Carolina and the Middle East for 'The Message'". AP News. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Spaeth, Ryu (September 23, 2024). "The Return of Ta-Nehisi Coates". Intelligencer. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Book Review: Ta-Nehisi Coates Visits Senegal, South Carolina and the Middle East for 'The Message'". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. October 1, 2024.
- ^ Szalai, Jennifer (September 29, 2024). "Ta-Nehisi Coates Returns to the Political Fray, Calling Out Injustice". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.