Collected essays
Collected essays of James Baldwin including Notes of a native son, Nobody knows my name, and The fire next time.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Library of America,
1998.
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| Series: | Library of America ;
98 |
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| Summary: | Collected essays of James Baldwin including Notes of a native son, Nobody knows my name, and The fire next time. |
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| Physical Description: | p. cm. |
| ISBN: | 1883011523 |
| Author Notes: | Living the life of a starving artist, Baldwin went through numerous jobs, including dishwasher, office boy, factory worker, and waiter. In 1948, he moved to France, where much work originated. Baldwin published Go Tell It on the Mountain in 1953. A largely autobiographical work, it tells of the religious awakening of a fourteen-year-old. In addition to his childhood experiences, his experiences as a black man and a homosexual provided inspiration for such works as Giovanni's Room, Nobody Knows My Name, and Another Country. Baldwin holds a distinguished place in American history as one of the foremost writers of both black and gay literature. He was an active participant in the Civil Rights movement. Baldwin succumbed to cancer on December 1, 1987. (Bowker Author Biography) |
