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A penetrating presentation of the experiences of this Negro author in America and Europe
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'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"
" "
--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:
"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
--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
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.
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.
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- PublisherDelacorte Pr
- Publication date1963
- ISBN 10 0385273290
- ISBN 13 9780385273299
- BindingHardcover
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