the fire next time
by james baldwin
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
book containing two essays, "my dungeon shook: letter to my nephew on the one hundredth anniversary of the emancipation" and "down at the cross: letter from a region of my mind." both were first published in magazines in 1962: the former in the new yorker and the latter in the progressive. "letter from a region of my mind" is written as a letter to baldwin's fourteen-year-old nephew in which he discusses the centrality of race to the existence of the united states. and the second essay focuses on the relationship between race and religion through an analysis of baldwin's early experiences with christianity and the prevalence of islam in harlem.
new york: the dial press. 120 pages. 5.75 x 8.5". hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: negligible shelfwear. near fine. jacket condition: light tbumping to spine and shelfwear throughout. clipped. very good +.
Synopsis
The Fire Next Time is a book by James Baldwin. It contains two essays: "My Dungeon Shook - Letter to my Nephew on the One-Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation", and "Down At The Cross - Letter from a Region of My Mind". The first of these is written as a letter to Baldwin's 14-year-old nephew, discussing the central role of race in American history. The second essay deals with the relations between race and religion, focusing in particular on Baldwin's experiences with the Christian church as a youth, as well as the Islamic ideas of others in Harlem. Both essays had been previously published in The Progressive and The New Yorker before being published in book form.
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- Bookseller
- leaves (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 998
- Title
- the fire next time
- Author
- james baldwin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- the dial press
- Place of Publication
- new york
- Date Published
- 1963
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