James Baldwin: Living in Fire (Revolutionary Lives) - Softcover

Mullen, Bill V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745338534 ISBN 13: 9780745338538

Publisher: Pluto Press, 2024

Synopsis

'A scrupulous biography' -- Publishers Weekly

'Fresh, incisive, and uplifting' -- Kirkus

'If you want to know the real Baldwin, this is the book to read' -- Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk

James Baldwin is an icon of liberation who created some of the most important literary works of his time, including the novels Go Tell It on the Mountain and If Beale Street Could Talk. Here, Bill V. Mullen celebrates the life of the great African-American writer and activist.

As a lifelong anti-imperialist, black queer advocate, and feminist, James Baldwin was a passionate chronicler of the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, the US war against Vietnam, the Palestinian liberation struggle, and the rise of LGBTQ+ rights.

Mullen pays homage to Baldwin's truly radical approach to his life, writing and activism. Constantly in struggle for an anti-racist, emancipated world, Baldwin's philosophy and politics were ahead of their time, predicting many of today's movements such as Black Lives Matter.

Bill V. Mullen is Professor of American Studies at Purdue University. He is the author of W.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line, amongst other books.

About this title

About the Author

Bill V. Mullen is Professor of American Studies at Purdue University. He is the author of James Baldwin: Living in Fire and UnAmerican: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Century of World Revolution, amongst other books.

From the Back Cover

'A scrupulous biography' -- Publishers Weekly

'Fresh, incisive, and uplifting' -- Kirkus

'If you want to know the real Baldwin, this is the book to read' -- Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk

James Baldwin is an icon of liberation who created some of the most important literary works of his time, including the novels Go Tell It on the Mountain and If Beale Street Could Talk. Here, Bill V. Mullen celebrates the life of the great African-American writer and activist.

As a lifelong anti-imperialist, black queer advocate, and feminist, James Baldwin was a passionate chronicler of the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, the US war against Vietnam, the Palestinian liberation struggle, and the rise of LGBTQ+ rights.

Mullen pays homage to Baldwin’s truly radical approach to his life, writing and activism. Constantly in struggle for an anti-racist, emancipated world, Baldwin’s philosophy and politics were ahead of their time, predicting many of today’s movements such as Black Lives Matter.

Bill V. Mullen is Professor of American Studies at Purdue University. He is the author of W.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line, amongst other books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745338534
• ISBN 13: 9780745338538
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272