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JAMES BALDWIN (1924-1987)
Baldwin spent an impoverished
boyhood in Harlem and at 14 became a preacher in the Fireside Pentecostal Church. His
first two novels, Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953), reflecting his experience as a young
preacher, and Giovanni's Room (1956), which dealt with his homosexuality, were written
while he lived in Paris. He returned to the United States in 1957 and participated in the
civil-rights movement, later returning to France where he lived for the remainder of his life.
Another Country (1962), a bitter novel about sexual relations and racial tension, received
critical acclaim, as did the publication of the perceptive essays in The Fire Next Time
(1963). His eloquence and unsparing honesty made Baldwin one of the most influential
authors of his time.
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