One Day When I Was Lost by James Baldwin
A Scenario Based on Alex Haley's The Autobiography of Malcolm X
An impressionistic scenario that retraces Malcolm X’s journey from a turbulent childhood and hustling years to his conversion to the Nation of Islam, rise as a charismatic spokesman, and the evolution of his worldview after a transformative pilgrimage to Mecca. Told through mosaic-like flashbacks and charged confrontations, it probes identity, faith, betrayal, love, and the pressures of surveillance and violence, culminating in his assassination. The narrative emphasizes the struggle for self-definition and moral clarity against the backdrop of American racism and political upheaval.
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- 1972
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- American
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- 250-280
- Original Language
- English
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- One Day When I Was Lost
- One Day, When I Was Lost
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