James Baldwin

David A. Leeming
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Provides an incisive look inside the complex life of the twentieth-century's most influential black writer, discussing his extraordinary literary works, his homosexuality, and his struggle against white society's denial of African-American identity. 30,000 first printing.
Genres: BiographyNonfictionHistoryRaceAfrican AmericanPoliticsAudiobookBiography MemoirLGBTMemoir
384 Pages

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