Baldwin's early essays have been described as 'an unequalled meditation on what it means to be black in America' . This rich and stimulating collection contains 'Fifth Avenue, Uptown: a Letter from Harlem', polemical pieces on the tragedies inflicted by racial segregation and a poignant account of h
Nobody knows my name: more notes of a native son
โ Scribed by James Baldwin
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage International
- Year
- 2013;1993
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Edition
- First Vintage International edition
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0804149739
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โฆ Synopsis
Told with Baldwin's characteristically unflinching honesty, this collection of illuminating, deeply felt essays examines topics ranging from race relations in the United States to the role of the writer in society, and offers personal accounts of Richard Wright, Norman Mailer and other writers.
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