Collected essays

Baldwin, James 1924-1987 (author.). Morrison, Toni, (editor.).

Summary: Offers a comprehensive gathering of Baldwin's nonfiction works that articulates issues of race, democracy, and American identity. His landmark collections, Notes of a native son and Nobody knows my name fuse the personal, literary, and the political. The classic, The fire next time, provides an analysis of America's racial divide and No name in the street and The Devil finds work chart is continuing response to the social and political turbulence of his era. Thirty-six additional essays--nine previously uncollected--record insights into the language of Shakespeare, and poetry of Langston Hughes, the music of Earl Hines, and more. --From publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 1883011523
ISBN: 9781883011529
Physical Description: x, 869 pages ; 21 cm
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Publisher: New York : The Library of America, [1998]
Copyright: ©1998

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Notes of a native son -- Nobody knows my name -- The fire next time -- No name in the street -- The devil finds work.