Baldwin, James, 1924-1987

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James Baldwin is one of the most widely read African American authors of the 20th century. His novels and stories frequently feature well-developed African American characters confronting deeply entrenched racism and struggling with complex issues of identity, alienation, and disillusionment. Baldwin's stories are set in cities, often New York or Paris, where characters from different backgrounds converge and clash. His appreciation for jazz music is evident in the lyricism and haunting rhythms of his prose. Like his fiction, Baldwin's nonfiction is impassioned, socially engaged and equally poetic. Start with: Go Tell it on the Mountain (Fiction); The Fire Next Time (Nonfiction)
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
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1924-1987
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James Baldwin is one of the most widely read African American authors of the 20th century. His novels and stories frequently feature well-developed African American characters confronting deeply entrenched racism and struggling with complex issues of identity, alienation, and disillusionment. Baldwin's stories are set in cities, often New York or Paris, where characters from different backgrounds converge and clash. His appreciation for jazz music is evident in the lyricism and haunting rhythms of his prose. Like his fiction, Baldwin's nonfiction is impassioned, socially engaged and equally poetic. Start with: Go Tell it on the Mountain (Fiction); The Fire Next Time (Nonfiction)
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