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Frantz Fanon (1925–1961) was born in Martinique, and in 1943 left to fight in Europe with Free French forces. After 1945 he studied medicine and psychiatry in Lyons and began to write. His first analysis of the effects of racism and postcolonialism, Black Skin, White Masks, appeared in 1952 and would become a foundational text for the liberation movements of the 1960s and later for postcolonial studies. In 1952 he moved to Algeria and practiced at the Blida-Joinville psychiatric hospital in French Algeria until 1957. From that year he worked full time for the Algerian independence movement, including a brief appointment as the movement’s ambassador in Ghana. One of Fanon’s few surviving contemporaries, Alice Cherki worked closely with Fanon at the psychiatric hospital in Blida and then later for the Algerian cause in Tunisia. This book is a record of “an epoch, a life, and a body of work often viewed as inadmissible.” Cherki offers a unique assessment of Fanon’s complex personality, illuminating both his psychiatric practice—of which she says, “Fanon possessed a tremendous intuition about the unconscious and a great erudition in psychoanalytic theory”—and the sources of his political activism, of his intellectual career as a pivot of the quickly changing world. Given the continuing relevance of Fanon’s insights into the enduring legacy of colonialism on the psyches of the colonized, this compelling and personal account of his life and work will be required reading for anyone interested in the consequences of empire.
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Uncover the enigma that was Frantz Fanon - a man who lived life with unmatched intensity and fervor. Through his groundbreaking analysis of racism and postcolonialism in "Black Skin, White Masks," Fanon became a pivotal figure for liberation movements and postcolonial studies. Now, delve deeper into his life story, rare glimpses of his personal life, and the factors that shaped his unwavering activism. This book, crafted by one of the few remaining individuals who worked closely with Fanon, offers an unparalleled perspective on an extraordinary era.
Alice Cherki, a close contemporary of Fanon, shares her invaluable insights into Fanon's unrivaled intuition for the unconscious and his profound knowledge in psychoanalytic theory. With this remarkable fusion of personal recollections and astute analysis, Cherki has produced a record that is both deeply enlightening and deeply personal. Immerse yourself in the world of a man who ardently craved to be the author of his own destiny, and let his story inspire you to seize your own.
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