The Wretched of the Earth is a 1961 book by Frantz Fanon, in which the author provides a psychiatric and psychologic analysis of the dehumanizing effects of colonization upon the individual and the nation, and discusses the broader social, cultural, and political implications inherent to establishing a social movement for the decolonization of a person and of a people. The French-language title derives from the opening lyrics of "The Internationale".
“Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”
Frantz Fanon book The Wretched of the Earth
Variant: Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.
Source: The Wretched of the Earth
Frantz Fanon book The Wretched of the Earth
as translated by Richard Philcox (2004), p. 9
The Wretched of the Earth (1961)
“They realize at last that change does not mean reform, that change does not mean improvement.”
Frantz Fanon book The Wretched of the Earth
Source: The Wretched of the Earth
“Zombies, believe me, are more terrifying than colonists.”
Frantz Fanon book The Wretched of the Earth
Source: The Wretched of the Earth
