TY - ABST T1 - The Minister Primarily Y1 - 2021 A1 - John Oliver Killens (1916-87) KW - African American author KW - Male author AB -

Satire in which an imaginary, impoverished African country is found to be a major source of an extremely rare mineral need by wealthy countries. Depicts the corruption of African politicians by corrupt American politicians, all of which sounds contemporary. In addition, the novel satirizes African American life. First publication of a novel written in the 1980s and lost. See also 1967 Killens.

PB - Amistad 35/HarperCollins CY - New York SN - 9780063079593 ER - TY - ABST T1 - 'Sippi Y1 - 1967 A1 - John Oliver Killens (1916-87) KW - African American author KW - Male author AB -

Dystopia of contemporary race relations in the U.S. and the state of Mississippi in particular. The novel ends with the murder of one of the Black protagonists leading to a world-wide uprising of Black peoples.

PB - Trident Press CY - New York N1 -

Rpt. with the subtitle A Novel. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1988.

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