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James Baldwin

Early Novels and Stories (LOA #97)

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Author: Baldwin, James
Series title:Library of America James Baldwin Edition Ser.
ISBN:978-1-883011-51-2
Publication Date:Feb 1998
Publisher:Library of America, The
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $45.00
Book Description:

Here, in a Library of America volume edited by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, is the fiction that established James Baldwin's reputation as a writer who fused unblinking realism and rare verbal eloquence. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953), tells the story, rooted in Baldwin's own experience, of a preacher's son coming of age in 1930's Harlem. Ten years in the writing, its exploration of religious, sexual, and generational conflicts was described by Baldwin as "an...
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Book Details
Pages:992
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Literary
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.148 x 8.073 x 1.287 Inches
Book Weight:1.399 Pounds
Author Biography
Baldwin, James (Author)
James Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924, in New York. Baldwin's father was a pastor who subjected his children to poverty, abuse, and religious fanaticism. As a result, many of Baldwin's recurring themes, such as alienation and rejection, are attributable to his upbringing.

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.

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