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James Baldwin

James Baldwin (1924–1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic, and one of America’s foremost writers. His writing explores palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-twentieth-century America. A Harlem, New York, native, he primarily made his home in the south of France. He is the author of several novels and books of nonfiction, including Notes of a Native SonGo Tell It on the MountainGiovanni’s RoomAnother CountryTell Me How Long the Train’s Been GoneIf Beale Street Could TalkJust Above My HeadThe Fire Next TimeNo Name in the Street, and The Evidence of Things Not Seen, and of the poetry collection Jimmy’s Blues.
"You've Got to Tell the World How to Treat You": And Other Essential Quotes by James Baldwin
“You’ve Got to Tell the World How to Treat You”: And Other Essential Quotes by James Baldwin
Encounter on the Seine
The Harlem Ghetto
Everybody's Protest Novel
The Price of the Ticket
Nothing Personal
Baldwin for Our Times
Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems
Notes of a Native Son

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"You've Got to Tell the World How to Treat You": And Other Essential Quotes by James Baldwin
“You’ve Got to Tell the World How to Treat You”: And Other Essential Quotes by James Baldwin
Encounter on the Seine
The Harlem Ghetto
Everybody's Protest Novel
The Price of the Ticket
Nothing Personal
Baldwin for Our Times
Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems
Notes of a Native Son

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