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James Baldwin

Born

in Harlem, New York, The United States

August 02, 1924

Died

November 30, 1987

Genre

Fiction, Politics, Poetry

Influences

Richard Wright, Countee Cullen ...more

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Works of American writer James Arthur Baldwin, outspoken critic of racism, include Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953), a novel, and Notes of a Native Son (1955), a collection of essays.

James Arthur Baldwin authored plays and poems in society.

He came as the eldest of nine children; his stepfather served as a minister. At 14 years of age in 1938, Baldwin preached at the small fireside Pentecostal church in Harlem. From religion in the early 1940s, he transferred his faith to literature with the still evident impassioned cadences of black churches. From 1948, Baldwin made his home primarily in the south of France ...more

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James Baldwin’s books

Average rating: 4.34 · 593,894 ratings · 64,648 reviews · 375 distinct works • Similar authors

	Giovanni’s Room 4.34 avg rating — 208,233 ratings — published 1956 — 215 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fire Next Time 4.55 avg rating — 111,711 ratings — published 1963 — 154 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If Beale Street Could Talk 4.27 avg rating — 72,213 ratings — published 1974 — 129 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Go Tell It on the Mountain 4.05 avg rating — 76,034 ratings — published 1953 — 167 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Another Country 4.30 avg rating — 31,071 ratings — published 1962 — 97 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes of a Native Son 4.37 avg rating — 22,733 ratings — published 1955 — 85 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sonny's Blues 4.32 avg rating — 8,979 ratings — published 1957	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Going to Meet the Man 4.37 avg rating — 7,951 ratings — published 1965 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin, Raoul Peck (Editor) 4.47 avg rating — 7,180 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone 4.30 avg rating — 4,674 ratings — published 1968 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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September 2015 New School Classic Poll

1928, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, 296 pages

28 votes, 20.4%

1991, Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, 403 pages

23 votes, 16.8%

1972, Watership Down by Richard Adams, 478 pages

19 votes, 13.9%

1954, I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, 160 pages

18 votes, 13.1%

1931, Light in August by William Faulkner, 507 pages

15 votes, 10.9%

1984, The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa, 544 pages

9 votes, 6.6%

1953, Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin, 290 pages

9 votes, 6.6%

1943, The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, 530 pages

6 votes, 4.4%

1929, Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe, 644 pages

6 votes, 4.4%

1953, The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow, 586 pages

4 votes, 2.9%

137 total votes

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