Black Bird Press, Berkeley, 2012
195 pages
$19.95
| The Wisdom of Plato Negro, parables/fables is a post-modern version of the ancient tradition of story telling. Says Rudolph Lewis, "Marvin X has expanded contemporary literature. I suspect there is nothing like them in post-modern American literature." Ishmael Reed declares, "...If I had to pin down the influence upon Marvin X...I would cite the Yoruba texts: texts in the Yoruba language reveal that didacticism is a key component of the Yoruba story telling style.... Marvin X imparts wisdom by employing cautionary tales and uses his own life and mistakes to consul the young to avoid mistakes." |
Schedule
Wednesday, September 12
3:50pm, interview on Min. Robert Muhammad's show Connect the Dots, KPFT, Pacifica Radio
6-9pm Cafe 4212, hosted by Brother Omuwali, Chair Emeritus, NBUF
Thursday, September 13
11am Elder's Council, SHAPE Community Center
Saturday, September 15
4pm, Book signing at Khepera Books
Tuesday, September 18
11am University of Houston, Africana Studies Department
Wednesday, September 19
Interview with Zin on SOS, KPFT Radio
Sunday, September 23
Book signing at Third World Imports
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