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179 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241334003
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 02 November 2017
Description
'The story of the negro in America is the story of America ... it is not a very pretty story' James Baldwin's breakthrough essay collection made him the voice of his generation. Ranging over Harlem in the 1940s, movies, novels, his preacher father...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,355 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
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Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ConfinementModerate
Death of parent, Slavery, GriefMinor
Alcohol, Rape, Police brutality
179 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241334003
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 02 November 2017
Description
'The story of the negro in America is the story of America ... it is not a very pretty story' James Baldwin's breakthrough essay collection made him the voice of his generation. Ranging over Harlem in the 1940s, movies, novels, his preacher father...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,355 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
Racism, Racial slurs, ConfinementModerate
Death of parent, Slavery, GriefMinor
Alcohol, Rape, Police brutality