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Nobody Knows My Name

by James Baldwin

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From one of the most brilliant writers and thinkers of the twentieth century comes a collection of "passionate, probing, controversial" essays (The Atlantic) on topics ranging from race relations in the United States to the role of the writer in society. Told with Baldwin's characteristically unflinching honesty, this “splendid book” (The New York Times) offers illuminating, deeply felt essays along with personal accounts of Richard Wright, Norman Mailer and other writers. “James Baldwin is a sk...

First published: 1961 257 pages ISBN: 9780804149730
Category
Essays
Priority
Must-Read
Author works
7
Language
eng
Subjects
Criticism and interpretationAmerican literatureAfrican American authorsRace relationsAfrican AmericansLittératureNoirsUnited states, race relationsBaldwin, james, 1924-1987Literature

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