Constantly becoming a bestseller since its original publication in 1965, The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley has gained wide attention and critical acclaim, and it was named one of the most influential nonfiction books of the 20th century by Time magazine. Haley was a journalist who conducted several in-depth interviews with Malcolm X between 1963 and 1965.
Based on the information and narratives told by Malcolm X himself, Haley ghostwrote the book, outlining the human right activist's life, especially his movement (Nation of Islam), philosophical view (black pride, black nationalism, and pan-Africanism) and spiritual journey (conversion to Sunni Islam, pilgrimage to Mecca). It was Haley who fully wrote the epilogue of the book, in which he illustrated the collaboration of the two and the sums up the end and significance of the life of Malcolm X, one of the most importance and influential persons of the 20th Century.
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