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James Baldwin (writer)

HOW APOLLO CAME TO PARNASSUS A very long time ago, Apollo was born in the island of Delos.  When the glad news of his birth was told, Earth smiled, and decked herself with flowers; the nymphs of... Read more

Biography EssayJames Baldwin's eminence as a man of letters is now well established; indeed, his books, essays, and numerous other pieces attest to the truth of Benjamin DeMott's statement that "this ... Read more

A self-proclaimed disturber of the peace and subversive outsider whose modest goal was to change the world, James Baldwin is considered one of the most important American writers since World War II. A... Read more

As novelist, essayist, dramatist and social critic, James Baldwin's books and numerous other pieces attest not only to a sustained prolificacy but also to a consistent perspicacity. Alternately praise... Read more

James Baldwin emerged in the 1960s as one of America's most gifted writers and one of black America's most articulate spokesmen. Although he is primarily a novelist, Baldwin has also published essays,... Read more

When he died on 1 December 1987, James Baldwin was remembered as a prophet who addressed the causes and results of racial conflict. He spent his entire literary career writing essays, speeches, storie... Read more