Wasila Bookclub – The Wretched of the Earth - Birmingham

Join Maryam and Sahar to discuss ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ by Frantz Fanon, as voted for on the Wasila Bookclub Instagram page. Join us on the second floor on the 30th June, from 3pm to discuss this fantastic book. Spaces are limited so book your free ticket to guarantee a spot.This bookclub will meet monthly on the last Sunday of every month and alternate between fiction and non fiction titles.

About the BookWritten at the height of the Algerian war for independence from French colonial rule and first published in 1961, Frantz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth has provided inspiration for anti-colonial movements ever since, analysing the role of class, race, national culture and violence in the struggle for freedom. With power and anger, Fanon makes clear the economic and psychological degradation inflicted by imperialism. It was Fanon, himself a psychotherapist, who exposed the connection between colonial war and mental disease, who showed how the fight for freedom must be combined with building a national culture, and who showed the way ahead, through revolutionary violence, to socialism.***This event is hosted by Wasila Book Club, aiming to foster an inclusive space for women to explore diverse literature and amplify the voices of authors of colour.Wasila Book Club (@wasilabookclub) is cofounded by Maryam (@apnastories) and Sahar (@bookifiction).

Host or Publisher Waterstones