Alex Haley
Alex Haley is the author of Roots (The Saga of an American Family)
Roots: The Saga of an American Family was written by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Alex Haley. It was published in 1976.
Alex Haley was an American author and biographer who traced his ancestry back to Africa in his book "Roots," which tells the story of his family's history, beginning with the capture and enslavement of his ancestor Kunta Kinte. The book was groundbreaking in its exploration of African American genealogy and history.
Alex Haley. Not the guy that wrote Airport, another guy of the same name.
Alex Haley won a Pulitzer Prize for the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
"Roots: The Saga of an American Family" was written by Alex Haley. It was first published in 1976 and tells the story of Haley's ancestors, tracing his family lineage back to Africa through to slavery in the United States.
Alex Haley won a Pulitzer Prize for his book "Roots: The Saga of an American Family" in 1977.
Roots - The Saga of an American Family is a novel written by Alex Haley and first published in 1976. As far as I can find it has not yet been made as an opera. The link below will give further information.
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Alex Haley, an African American writer, is best known for as the author of the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, from which two television miniseries, Roots and Roots II, were adapted. The novels, loosely based on Haley's own family, presented an interpretation of the journey of African Americans from their homeland to the United States and their subsequent search for freedom and dignity.
Alex Haley's novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family inspired many Americans to search their own family genealogy. African American history became a topic of interest and received appreciation from a new generation.
Martin Lackner has written: 'Our Family Saga'