Reading " The Wretched of the Earth" by Franz Fanon was a transformative experience for me. This book is not an easy read, but it is an essential one for anyone interested in understanding the roots of colonialism and its devastating impact on the colonized peoples. Fanon's writing is powerful and passionate, drawing on his own experiences as a psychiatrist working with Algerian freedom fighters. His analysis of the psychological and social effects of colonialism on both the colonizer and the colonized is incisive and unflinching. What struck me most about this book was Fanon's unwavering commitment to the liberation of oppressed people. He believed that only through violent resistance could the colonize break free from the psychological and physical chains of colonialism. While this may be a controversial stance, Fanon's words challenged me to examine my own assumptions and biases. As a person of the global majority myself " The Wretched of the Earth" resonated deeply with m. Fanon's critique of the damaging effects of white supremacy on the psyche of people of color is still relevant today. His call for a revolution of the mind is just as urgent now as it was when the book was first published.

Leitura imprescindível, tanto pelas lições históricas sobre o impacto abissal do colonialismo em África e no resto do mundo, no indivìduo e nas dinâmicas sociais, quanto pelas máximas universais de luta anticolonial. Única parte prescindível desta edição é a introdução do Sartre, numa tentativa de tornar a mensagem de Fanon mais palatável ao europeu, mas cujo o resultado não pode ser descrito como outra coisa senão cringe.

Probably one of my most important reads as of late. Especially relevant within the context of the current stage of the Israel-Palestine conflict. What will stay most with me from this book, besides Fanon's excellent and poetic command of rhetoric which has been excellently translated by Richard Philcox, are the bookend chapters - "On Violence", where Fanon argues the necessity of violence I nthe fight for decolonization without necessarily condoning it, and "Colonial War and Mental Disorders" where he details several individual cases that delineate the personal toll of colonialism on Algeria and its citizens.