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Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to political writing in his new book 'The Message'

Ta-Nehisi Coates is no stranger to political writing–or controversy. But his new book, The Message , marks the author's return to nonfiction almost a decade after the publication of Between the World and Me . The new book of essays focuses on Coates' reporting in three central locations: the American South, Palestine and Africa. In today's episode, Coates speaks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about books bans and criticism of the author's position on the war in Gaza. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday

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Book Review: Ta-Nehisi Coates visits Senegal, South Carolina and the Middle East for ‘The Message’

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Ta-Nehisi Coates always writes with a purpose, so naming his latest collection “The Message” is nothing if not on-brand. But what’s the actual message? Consisting of three pieces of non-fiction, the book is part memoir, part travelogue, and part writing primer. It covers his recent trips to Dakar, Senegal; Columbia, South Carolina; and various cities and towns in the Middle East.

He writes in the introduction that the essays fulfill a promise to a Howard University writing class he taught in 2022: “I bring my belated assignment… I’ve addressed these notes directly to you, though I confess that I am thinking of young writers everywhere whose task is nothing less than doing their part to save the world.”

Coates features snippets of his biography in each essay, but always returns to lessons for writers, as in this reflection during his first ever visit to Africa: “There are dimensions in your words — rhythm, content, shape, feeling... The accretion of imperfect, discomfiting life must be seen and felt so that the space in your mind, gray, automatic, and square, fills with angle, color, and curve.” These pilgrimages, for him, help ground his powerful writing about race. As he reflects on his visit to Gorée Island, the place from which tens of millions of Africans departed into a lifetime of slavery, he confesses to “welling up, grieving for something, in the grips of some feeling I am still, even as I write this, struggling to name.”

The second essay examines racism closer to home, as Coates journeys to a South Carolina town where the school board was considering banning his 2015 book “Between the World and Me” because, in part, students in an Advanced Placement English class felt “ashamed to be Caucasian” when they read it. Supporters of the teacher manage to show up in enough force to defeat the ban, but Coates sees in it the power of story. A middle-aged white teacher in Chapin, South Carolina, read his book — a letter to his teenage-son about the realities of being Black in the United States — and decided to use it as an example of how to write a persuasive essay. “We have lived under a class of people who ruled American culture with a flaming cross for so long that we regularly cease to notice the import of being ruled at all,” writes Coates.

The final, and longest, essay encompasses a 10-day trip Coates takes to the Middle East. Like his journey to Senegal, it’s his first time in the region, and the experience really opens his eyes. “Of all the worlds I have ever explored, I don’t think any shone so bright, so intense, so immediately as Palestine.” That’s because everywhere he looks he sees familiar signs of subjugation. The parallels between being Black in America and Palestinian in the Middle East are myriad. “The state had one message to the Palestinians within its borders...‘You’d really be better off somewhere else,’” writes Coates. But while it’s a message Coates clearly conveys in his essay, he realizes it’s not his story to tell. “If Palestinians are to be truly seen it will be through stories woven by their own hands — not by their plunderers, not even by their comrades.”

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Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to political writing in his new book 'The Message'

Ta-Nehisi Coates is no stranger to political writing–or controversy. But his new book, The Message , marks the author's return to nonfiction almost a decade after the publication of Between the World and Me . The new book of essays focuses on Coates' reporting in three central locations: the American South, Palestine and Africa. In today's episode, Coates speaks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about books bans and criticism of the author's position on the war in Gaza.

To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday

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Arihant’s 151 Essays is your ultimate guide to mastering the art of essay writing, providing a comprehensive resource for academic and competitive success.

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1. A Collection of More Than 160 Essays on Diverse Topics : Dive into an extensive compilation of essays covering a wide range of subjects, from social issues and politics to science and technology.

2. Well-Structured for Logical Writing : Each essay is meticulously structured to promote coherent and logical expression, aiding you in mastering the craft of writing.

3. Emphasizes Contextual Thinking : Gain a deeper understanding of contextual thinking, essential for addressing complex topics with insight and clarity.

4. Important Quotations at the End of the Book : Enhance your essays with a curated selection of significant quotations, perfect for enriching your arguments and conclusions.

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