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192 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807064313
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 01 January 1984
Description
Since its original publication in 1955, this first nonfiction collection of essays by James Baldwin remains an American classic. His impassioned essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African Americans abroad are as powerful toda...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,352 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
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Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ConfinementModerate
Death of parent, Slavery, GriefMinor
Alcohol, Rape, Police brutality
192 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807064313
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 01 January 1984
Description
Since its original publication in 1955, this first nonfiction collection of essays by James Baldwin remains an American classic. His impassioned essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African Americans abroad are as powerful toda...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,352 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