James Baldwin

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Born in 1924 in New York City, James Baldwin published the 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, going on to garner acclaim for his insights on race, spirituality and humanity.
Other novels included Giovanni's Room, Another Country and Just Above My Head as well as essay works like Notes of a Native Son and The Fire Next Time. Having lived in France, he died on December 1, 1987 in Saint-Paul de Vence.

Books by James Baldwin
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
No Name in the Street
James Baldwin
The James Baldwin Collection
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Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems
James Baldwin
Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
James Baldwin
Dark Days
James Baldwin
Notes of a Native Son
James Baldwin
I Am Not Your Negro
James Baldwin
James Baldwin: The Last Interview
James Baldwin
Go Tell it on the Mountain
James Baldwin
Another Country
James Baldwin
James Baldwin: Later Novels (LOA #272)
James Baldwin
Just Above My Head
James Baldwin
If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin
Nobody Knows My Name
James Baldwin
Going To Meet The Man
James Baldwin
The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin

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