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179 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807006238
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 20 November 2012
Description
#26 on The Guardian's list of 100 best nonfiction books of all time, the essays explore what it means to be Black in America In an age of Black Lives Matter, James Baldwin's essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African American...
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challenging 65%
informative 64%
emotional 35%
inspiring 21%
dark 13%
sad 12%
hopeful 11%
tense 7%
funny 3%
adventurous 2%
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slow 39%
fast 8%
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Racial slurs, Racism, ConfinementModerate
Slavery, Death of parent, GriefMinor
Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism
179 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807006238
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 20 November 2012
Description
#26 on The Guardian's list of 100 best nonfiction books of all time, the essays explore what it means to be Black in America In an age of Black Lives Matter, James Baldwin's essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African American...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,347 reviews
Moods
challenging 65%
informative 64%
emotional 35%
inspiring 21%
dark 13%
sad 12%
hopeful 11%
tense 7%
funny 3%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 8%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, ConfinementModerate
Slavery, Death of parent, GriefMinor
Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism