Housmans – radical booksellers since 1945
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TALK / BOOK EVENT
‘Michael X’
with John Williams
Wednesday 22nd July – 7pm to 8.30pm
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John Williams recounts the life of Michael X, aka Michael de Freitas, aka Abdul Malik, who, as Williams’ fascinating biography makes clear, was a more complex figure than the simple monster of popular lore (which is not to say he didn't act in monstrous ways).
Tracing his days as a Rachman-era Notting Hill hustler, to a ’60s counter-culture revolutionary, black power activist, and his ultimate descent into Manson-like madness in Trinidad, Williams skilfully captures the era and the man.
'The life of Black Power leader Michael X is worth recalling even without its grisly ending...this biography tells a story that covers the great changes in London between the mid-Fifties and early Seventies.' Nicholas Blincoe, Telegraph
Part of Housmans’ ‘London’s Burning’ series – see www.housmans.com/events.php
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Event information
Wednesday 22nd July – 7pm to 8.30pm
Housmans Bookshop
5 Caledonian Road
King's Cross
London N1 9DX
Tel: 020 7837 4473
Free entry
Nearest tube: King's Cross
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