The Fire Next Time - Couverture souple

Baldwin, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0440325420 ISBN 13 : 9780440325420

Editeur : Laurel Leaf, 1985

Synopsis

Book by Baldwin James

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. It consists of two "letters," written on the occasion of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, that exhort Americans, both black and white, to attack the terrible legacy of racism. Described by The New York Times Book Review as "sermon, ultimatum, confession, deposition, testament, and chronicle...all presented in searing, brilliant prose," The Fire Next Time stands as a classic of our literature.

Biographie de l'auteur

JAMES BALDWIN (1924-1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collections Notes of a Native Son and The Fire Next Time were bestsellers that made him an influential figure in the growing civil rights movement. Baldwin spent much of his life in France, where he moved to escape the racism and homophobia of the United States. He died in France in 1987, a year after being made a Commander of the French Legion of Honor.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Laurel Leaf
• Date d'édition: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0440325420
• ISBN 13: 9780440325420
• Reliure: Poche
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible