Islam: The Elephant in Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth

Abstract

A literary criticism of the book "The Wretched of the Earth," by Frantz Fanon is presented. The author explores Fanon's discussion of Islam and its anti-colonial tradition in Algeria as well as the successful resistance of Algerian peasants, which Fanon attributes to the combination of spontaneity and organization. He argues that Fanon has discussed the combination of two systems of organization: Marxist and Islamic, instead of describing spontaneity and organization.