Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Presents a semi-autobiographical exploration of the troubled life of the Grimes family in Harlem during the Depression.

It broke my heart and made me want to jump up and down.. It captures an essential aspect of life in America, its contradictions and seductions, that bittersweet mix of love and hate that so many feel towards the country -- Azar Nafisi * Independent *
His prose hit me, almost winding me with its intensity. I'd never read a novel that described loneliness and desire with such burning eloquence -- Douglas Field * Guardian *
Vivid imagery, with lavish attention to details * The New York Times *
A beautiful, enduring, spiritual song of a novel -- Andrew O'Hagan
One of the few essential novelists of our time * New Statesman *

Born in Harlem in 1924, Baldwin had an early career as a teenage preacher. He lived in Paris from 1948-1956 and his first novels, the autobiographical GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN and GIOVANNI'S ROOM established him as a promising novelist and anticipated some of the themes of his later works, such as racism and sexuality. He became a prominent spokesperson for racial equality, especially during the civil rights movement. He lived in France during his last years. Baldwin died in 1987.

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ISBN 13	9780141185910
ISBN 10	0141185910
Title	Go Tell it on the Mountain
Author	James Baldwin
Series	Penguin Modern Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2001-10-04
Number of pages	272
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