The Minister Primarily
| Title | The Minister Primarily |
| Year for Search | 2021 |
| Authors | Killens, John Oliver(1916-87) |
| Pagination | xxv + 464 pp. |
| Date Published | 2021 |
| Publisher | Amistad 35/HarperCollins |
| Place Published | New York |
| ISBN Number | 9780063079593 |
| Keywords | African American author, Male author |
| Annotation | 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. |
| Info Notes | There is a “Foreword John Oliver Killens: The Real and the Fake” by Ishmael Reed (vii-xxv). |
| Author Note | The African American author (1916-87) won the Pulitzer Prize three times, was a founder of the Black Arts Movement, and a mentor to many African American authors. |
| Full Text | 2021 Killens, John Oliver (1916-87). The Minister Primarily. New York: Amistad 35/HarperCollins. xxv + 464 pp. with a “Foreword John Oliver Killens: The Real and the Fake” by Ishmael Reed (vii-xxv). 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. The African American author won the Pulitzer Prize three times, was a founder of the Black Arts Movement, and a mentor to many African American authors. |
