Understanding James Baldwin

by Marc K. Dudley

Book Overview

An analysis of the ground-breaking author's vision and thematic concerns

The Harlem-born son of a storefront preacher, James Baldwin died almost thirty years ago, but his spirit lives on in the eloquent and still-relevant musings of his novels, short stories, essays, and poems. What concerned him most--as a black man, as a gay man, as an American--were notions of isolation and disconnection at both the individual and communal level...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611179645
• ISBN13: 9781611179644
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"