The Fire Next Time

by Baldwin, James
ISBN: 9780679744726
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A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. It consists of two "letters," written on the occasion of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, that exhort Americans, both black and white, to attack the terrible legacy of racism. Described by The New York Times Book Review as "sermon, ultimatum, confession, deposition, testament, and chronicle...all presented in searing, brilliant prose," The Fire Next Time stands as a classic of our literature.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Baldwin, James
  • ISBN: 9780679744726
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.40
  • Number Of Pages: 128
  • Publication Year: 1992

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  • Fundamental to trying to understand the Black American experience.

    Tim M. - 5 years 4 months ago

    While James Baldwin work in this book may seem to jump around, that is probably because it written from a collection of article, letters and essays. Regardless, the entire criticism or observation tries to provide a path to understanding the Black American reflection on where his place is in American society. Obviously for James Baldwin he was not sure it was in this country, as he moved to France and spent much of his mature life there, which he tries to explain, along with his return to America. A very detailed and personal book.

  • Still too relevant

    Kaleigh R. - 5 years 5 months ago

    An excellent collection of Baldwin's thoughts about race in America including his how personal experience. It's very helpful in understanding the climate in America today.