The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Alex Haley, Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X was first published by Grove Press in New York on 29 October 1965, nine months after his assassination. Alex Haley shaped it from more than 50 interviews held between 1963 and 1965. Spike Lee's 1992 film Malcolm X drew on it.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Grove Press, 1965
- First published
- Grove Press, New York, 1965
The first edition of The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley was published in New York, N.Y by Grove Press in 1965. We track 2 editions.
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- 70 on Open Library, 47 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Autobiography of Malcolm X?
The first edition of The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley, Malcolm X was published in New York, N.Y by Grove Press in 1965.
How many editions of The Autobiography of Malcolm X are there?
We track 2 editions of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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- The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Alex Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, First Edition 1966, John Atkinson Books (johnatkinsonbooks.co.uk)
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