Contains a biography of African-American writer James Baldwin, and includes information on his academic life, his influences, his outsider life as a preacher in Harlem, and his role as an activist in the Civil Rights Movement. Includes chronology and bibliography.
Biography of twentieth-century African-American author James Baldwin, discussing his childhood in Harlem, his years in Paris, and his return to the United States in 1957 to take part in the Civil Rights struggle.
Presents an examination of the life and work of James Baldwin, including a brief biography, an essay by literary critic Harold Bloom, an analysis of the themes, symbols, and ideas in his work, and a complete bibliography.
