The fire next time

by Baldwin, James

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Title Statements

Full title :The fire next time / James Baldwin.

Summary

"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."--Provided by publisher

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1991
Edition:First Vintage International edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Vintage International, a division of Random House LLC
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1991

Notes

"Originally published in hardcover by The Dial Press, New York, in 1963."

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780804149723, 0804149720, 1299823173, 9781299823174
oclc:ocn858912192
LC Classification:E185.61
Dewey Decimal:305.896/073

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Subjects

African American African Americans African Americans -- Race identity African Americans -- Religion Baldwin, James Black Muslims Civil rights movements Civil rights movements -- United States Essais Essay Essays États-Unis -- Relations raciales Fiktionale Darstellung Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Race relatio… Justice raciale -- États-Unis Mouvements des droits de l'homme -- Éta… Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.) New York (State) -- New York Noirs américains Noirs américains -- Identité ethnique