Notes of a Native Son

James Baldwin

ISBN 10: 0241334004 / ISBN 13: 9780241334003

Published by Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Nov 2017, 2017

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Neuware -'The story of the negro in America is the story of America . it is not a very pretty story'James Baldwin's breakthrough essay collection made him the voice of his generation. Ranging over Harlem in the 1940s, movies, novels, his preacher father and his experiences of Paris, they capture the complexity of black life at the dawn of the civil rights movement with effervescent wit and prophetic wisdom. 'A classic . In a divided America, James Baldwin's fiery critiques reverberate anew' Washington Post'Edgy and provocative, entertainingly satirical' Robert McCrum, Guardian'Cemented his reputation as a cultural seer . Notes of a Native Son endures as his defining work, and his greatest' Time 208 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes of a Native Son
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Nov 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241334004
• ISBN 13: 9780241334003
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 193W x 131H x 15D millimeters 193 millimeters width by 131 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 164 grams

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Synopsis

''The story of the negro in America is the story of America ... it is not a very pretty story''

James Baldwin''s breakthrough essay collection made him the voice of his generation. Ranging over Harlem in the 1940s, movies, novels, his preacher father and his experiences of Paris, they capture the complexity of black life at the dawn of the civil rights movement with effervescent wit and prophetic wisdom.

''A classic ... In a divided America, James Baldwin''s fiery critiques reverberate anew'' Washington Post

''Edgy and provocative, entertainingly satirical'' Robert McCrum, Guardian

''Cemented his reputation as a cultural seer ... Notes of a Native Son endures as his defining work, and his greatest'' Time