The Strangers

SKU: 9780241990698
The Strangers

The Strangers

SKU: 9780241990698
Author: Ekow Eshun
Paperback·Ages 18+·Biography & Memoir

Five Extraordinary Black Men and the Worlds That Made Them

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Richly imaginative and powerfully empathetic, an intimate portrait of five remarkable Black men, and a meditation on race, estrangement and the search for home. In the western imagination, a Black man is always a stranger. Outsider, foreigner, intruder, alien. One who remains associated with their origins irrespective of how far they have travelled from them. One who is not an individual in their own right but the representative of a type. What kind of performance is required for a person to survive this condition? And what happens beneath the mask? In answer, Ekow Eshun conjures the voices of five very different men. Ira nineteenth century actor and playwright. Matthew polar explorer. Frantz psychiatrist and political philosopher. Malcolm activist leader. Justin million-pound footballer. Each a trailblazer in his field. Each haunted by a sense of isolation and exile. Each reaching for a better future. Ekow Eshun tells their stories with breathtaking lyricism and empathy, capturing both the hostility and the beauty they experienced in the world. And he locates them within a wider landscape of Black art, culture, history and politics which stretches from Africa to Europe to North America and the Caribbean. As he moves through this landscape, he maps its thematic contours and fault lines, uncovering traces of the monstrous and the fantastic, of exile and escape, of conflict and vulnerability, and of the totemic central figure of the stranger.

Book details

Format
Paperback
Reading age
18+
Pages
400
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Published
26 June 2025
Language
English
ISBN
9780241990698

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ABOUT EKOW ESHUN

Ekow Eshun is an acclaimed author, journalist, and cultural curator known for his powerful explorations of identity, art, and history. His bestselling book Black Gold of the Sun blends memoir and travel writing, while his later works, including Africa State of Mind, highlight contemporary African art and culture. With a distinctive voice and deep insight, Ekow Eshun is a compelling choice for readers searching for thought-provoking non-fiction on culture, race, and the global Black experience.