Name: I Am Not Your Negro
Brand: James Baldwin

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9780525434696

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Limited edition

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2017-02-07

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Rando­m Hou­se

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James Baldwin

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Theory

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Vintage

James Baldwin was a renowned novelist, playwright, poet, and essayist. Born on August 2, 1924, he gained recognition for his debut novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain". Throughout his career, Baldwin fearlessly explored racial and sexual issues, shedding light on the struggles faced by both homosexuals and black individuals at a time when equality was far from achieved.

Baldwin's books like "Giovanni's Room" and "Another Country" delved into gay themes, which drew criticism from the black community. However, his essay collections such as "The Fire Next Time" played a pivotal role in awakening white readers to the perspective of racism through the eyes of a black man.

With his powerful literary works that challenged societal norms and sparked important conversations about race and sexuality, James Baldwin left an indelible mark on American literature.

In his final years, Baldwin envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project had never been published before acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck mined Baldwin’s oeuvre to compose his stunning documentary film I Am Not Your Negro.

Peck weaves these texts together, brilliantly imagining the book that Baldwin never wrote with selected published and unpublished passages, essays, letters, notes, and interviews that are every bit as incisive and pertinent now as they have ever been. Peck’s film uses them to jump through time, juxtaposing Baldwin’s private words with his public statements, in a blazing examination of the tragic history of race in America.

This edition contains more than 40 black-and-white images from the film.

I Am Not Your Negro

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