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The Making of C.L.R. James Book Review
Schulman, Jason http://solidarity-us.org/atc/195/review-clr-james/
Publisher: Against the Current Date Written: 01/07/2018 Year Published: 2018 Resource Type: Article
A short, positive review of a graphic novel about CLR James.
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The Young C.L.R. James: A Graphic Novelette Illustrated by Milton Knight Edited by Paul Buhle and Lawrence Ware PM Press, 43 pages, $6.95 paper.
THERES LITERALLY NO reason for any socialist to not pick up this illustrated novellete, even if you've already read all of C.L.R. James' writings and have read the biographies and studies of his works written by Paul Buhle (the novelletes co-editor), James D. Young, Kent Worcester, Frank Rosengarten and others.
This pamphlet is a delight, a charming caricature drawn in a whimsical style by Milton Knight, an artist who's worked on everything from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics to World War 3 Illustrated.
As one would expect from its title, The Young C.L.R. James mainly concentrates on the relatively little-known details of James' early life. It also has much to say about culture in early-20th century Trinidad, then a British colony, such as the annual carnival in Tunapuna, described as "[a] celebration of West Indian Cultures" and "[a] festival of sport, music - and debauchery" which the British authorities consistently failed to repress.
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