Notes of a Native Son: 3rd Edition - Including the 1984 Author's Preface (Beacon Paperback) - Softcover

Baldwin, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807064319 ISBN 13: 9780807064313

Publisher: Beacon Pr, 1992

Synopsis

Originally published in 1955, James Baldwin's first nonfiction book has become a classic. These searing essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and Americans abroad remain as powerful today as when they were written.

"He named for me the things you feel but couldn't utter. . . . Jimmy's essays articulated for the first time to white America what it meant to be American and a black American at the same time." -Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Review:

'He named for me the things you feel but couldn't utter. . . . Jimmy's essays articulated for the first time to white America what it meant to be American and a black American at the same time." -Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

"A straight-from-the-shoulder writer, writing about the troubled problems of this troubled earth with an illuminating intensity." -Langston Hughes, "The New York Times Book Review"

"He named for me the things you feel but couldn't utter. . . . Jimmy's essays articulated for the first time to white America what it meant to be American and a black American at the same time."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

"A straight-from-the-shoulder writer, writing about the troubled problems of this troubled earth with an illuminating intensity."--Langston Hughes, "The New York Times Book Review"

"Written with bitter clarity and uncommon grace." --"Time"
" "

"The wonderful thing about writers like Baldwin is the way we read them and come across passages that are so arresting we become breathless and have to raise our eyes from the page to keep from being spirited away."
"--"Edward P. Jones, from his new introduction
" "
"Written with bitter clarity and uncommon grace."
"--Time
""A straight-from-the-shoulder writer, writing about the troubled problems of this troubled earth with an illuminating intensity."
"--"Langston Hughes, " The New York Times Book Review
""He named for me the things you feel but couldn't utter . . . articulated for the first time to white America what it meant to be American and a black American at the same time."
--Henry Louis Gates Jr.
"
""I owe a tremendous debt to the example of his work."
--John Edgar Wideman
"
""Baldwin's vision, his humor, his tragically beautiful style, make this a book [to] . . . turn to for a long time."
--Kay Boyle, "The American Scholar"

The wonderful thing about writers like Baldwin is the way we read them and come across passages that are so arresting we become breathless and have to raise our eyes from the page to keep from being spirited away.
" "Edward P. Jones, from his new introduction
""
Written with bitter clarity and uncommon grace.
" Time
" A straight-from-the-shoulder writer, writing about the troubled problems of this troubled earth with an illuminating intensity.
" "Langston Hughes, " The New York Times Book Review
" He named for me the things you feel but couldn t utter . . . articulated for the first time to white America what it meant to be American and a black American at the same time.
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
"
" I owe a tremendous debt to the example of his work.
John Edgar Wideman
"
" Baldwin s vision, his humor, his tragically beautiful style, make this a book [to] . . . turn to for a long time.
Kay Boyle, "The American Scholar""

The wonderful thing about writers like Baldwin is the way we read them and come across passages that are so arresting we become breathless and have to raise our eyes from the page to keep from being spirited away.
Edward P. Jones, from his new introduction

Written with bitter clarity and uncommon grace.
Time
A straight-from-the-shoulder writer, writing about the troubled problems of this troubled earth with an illuminating intensity.
Langston Hughes, The New York Times Book Review
He named for me the things you feel but couldn t utter . . . articulated for the first time to white America what it meant to be American and a black American at the same time.
Henry Louis Gates Jr.

I owe a tremendous debt to the example of his work.
John Edgar Wideman

Baldwin s vision, his humor, his tragically beautiful style, make this a book [to] . . . turn to for a long time.
Kay Boyle, The American Scholar

"

-The wonderful thing about writers like Baldwin is the way we read them and come across passages that are so arresting we become breathless and have to raise our eyes from the page to keep from being spirited away.-
--Edward P. Jones, from his new introduction

-Written with bitter clarity and uncommon grace.-
--Time
-A straight-from-the-shoulder writer, writing about the troubled problems of this troubled earth with an illuminating intensity.-
--Langston Hughes, The New York Times Book Review
-He named for me the things you feel but couldn't utter . . . articulated for the first time to white America what it meant to be American and a black American at the same time.-
--Henry Louis Gates Jr.

-I owe a tremendous debt to the example of his work.-
--John Edgar Wideman

-Baldwin's vision, his humor, his tragically beautiful style, make this a book [to] . . . turn to for a long time.-
--Kay Boyle, The American Scholar

"The wonderful thing about writers like Baldwin is the way we read them and come across passages that are so arresting we become breathless and have to raise our eyes from the page to keep from being spirited away."
--Edward P. Jones, from his new introduction

"Written with bitter clarity and uncommon grace."
--Time

"A straight-from-the-shoulder writer, writing about the troubled problems of this troubled earth with an illuminating intensity."
--Langston Hughes, The New York Times Book Review

"He named for me the things you feel but couldn't utter . . . articulated for the first time to white America what it meant to be American and a black American at the same time."
--Henry Louis Gates Jr.

"I owe a tremendous debt to the example of his work."
--John Edgar Wideman

"Baldwin's vision, his humor, his tragically beautiful style, make this a book [to] . . . turn to for a long time."
--Kay Boyle, The American Scholar

About the Author:

James Baldwin (1924–1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic, and one of America's foremost writers. His essays, such as “Notes of a Native Son” (1955), explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-twentieth-century America. A Harlem, New York, native, he primarily made his home in the south of France.

His novels include Giovanni’s Room (1956), about a white American expatriate who must come to terms with his homosexuality, and Another Country (1962), about racial and gay sexual tensions among New York intellectuals. His inclusion of gay themes resulted in much savage criticism from the black community. Going to Meet the Man (1965) and Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone (1968) provided powerful descriptions of American racism. As an openly gay man, he became increasingly outspoken in condemning discrimination against lesbian and gay people.

About this edition

• Publisher: Beacon Pr
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0807064319
• ISBN 13: 9780807064313
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176