The Nigger Factory

New York: The Dial Press, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good, sticker removal rubbing at top corner of black front end page, scattered foxing at edges of page block, in a Very Good dust jacket, foxing and soiling and tiny chips at spine ends. Poet, musician, and songwriter Gil Scott-Heron's controversial and important 2nd novel and third book, written when he was 22 years old. Scott-Heron wrote this novel from his lived experience as a student at the HBCU (historically black college and university) Lincoln University. Described variously as "striking", "powerful", "satirical", and "scornful", it tells the story of a clash at a fictional HCBU, Sutton University in Virginia, between militant Black students, a moderate student leader, and the conservative University President. Gil Scott-Heron is best remembered for the more than 15 albums he released and his spoken word performances which combined elements of soul, jazz, poetry and blues. His songs "The Revolution Will Not be Televised", "Whitey on the Moon" , and "Johannesburg" are classics. He is considered a forerunner of the socially conscious rap music of Tupac Shakur, Jay Z, Common, and Kanye West. A book that is exceedingly uncommon in current commerce.. (Inventory #: 010316)