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Library of america james baldwin edition penguin random house. His essays, such as notes of a native son 1955, explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in western societies, most notably in midtwentiethcentury america. The price of the ticket, distributed by california newsreel. Set in greenwich village, harlem, and france, among other locales, another country is a novel of passionssexual, racial, political, artisticthat is stunning for its emotional intensity and. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of another country by james baldwin. James baldwin photographs and papers selected manuscripts, correspondence, and photographic portraits from the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university comprehensive resource of james baldwin information at the wayback machine archived april 20, 2008 james baldwin. Sign up or sign in to see availability for your saved libraries at a glance. James baldwin 19241987 was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic.
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