Michael X

July 22, 2009 19:00

Published: July 13, 2009 14:18 by Housmans Bookshop |

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Michael X by John Williams

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Housmans – radical booksellers since 1945 
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TALK / BOOK EVENT 

‘Michael X’ 
with John Williams 
Wednesday 22nd July – 7pm to 8.30pm 
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John Williams recounts the life of Michael X, aka Michael de Freitas, aka Abdul Malik, who, as Williams’ fascinating biography makes clear, was a more complex figure than the simple monster of popular lore (which is not to say he didn't act in monstrous ways). 

Tracing his days as a Rachman-era Notting Hill hustler, to a ’60s counter-culture revolutionary, black power activist, and his ultimate descent into Manson-like madness in Trinidad, Williams skilfully captures the era and the man. 

'The life of Black Power leader Michael X is worth recalling even without its grisly ending...this biography tells a story that covers the great changes in London between the mid-Fifties and early Seventies.' Nicholas Blincoe, Telegraph 

Part of Housmans’ ‘London’s Burning’ series – see www.housmans.com/events.php 

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Event information 

Wednesday 22nd July – 7pm to 8.30pm 
Housmans Bookshop 
5 Caledonian Road 
King's Cross 
London N1 9DX 
Tel: 020 7837 4473 

Free entry 
Nearest tube: King's Cross 

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