baldwin, james

Examines the life of twentieth-century American author James Baldwin, focusing on how the influences and associations he made in Harlem were reflected in his writing.

Examines the life and career of African-American writer James Baldwin, discussing his childhood, his feelings about racism, his move to Paris, and his involvement in the civil rights movement.

Presents African-American author James Baldwin's letter to his nephew from the hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, in which he discusses his childhood, Black Muslims, and race in America; and includes seven related writings including stories, essays, a speech, a song, and an interview with Malcolm X.

Contains a collection of critical essays on the works of James Baldwin; and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom, chronology of the author's life, and notes on the various contributors.

A personal account of the sixties and seventies displaying Baldwin's fury and despair including the murders of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, his sojourns in Europe and in Hollywood, and his return to America's South.

Contains essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and Americans abroad.

Describes the life of the writer James Baldwin, focusing on his experiences as an African-American civil rights worker and as a gay man.

Baldwin's friend of twenty-five years writes about the man who struggled out of Harlem to create a series of works exposing racism in America and the world.

A literary biography describing the life, friends, and work of the American author.