Talking at the Gates by James Campbell

Talking at the Gates by James Campbell

Elegantly written, candid and original, Talking at the Gates is a comprehensive account of the life and work of James Baldwin, a writer who believed that 'the unexamined life is not worth living.

'Campbell has blended both scholarship and personal recollection'

* New York Times *

'First-rate.. the best biography so far'

* Chicago Tribune *

'A lively book that is immensely readable'

* Boston Globe *

'Frank and affectionate'

* Times Literary Supplement *

'Frank and affectionate . . . Campbell brings a mixture of intellectual integrity and something like truculence to the biographer's task . . . He plays along effectively with Baldwin's great zest for life, his love of the comic, his self-deprecating, balancing knowledge of himself as both poseur and prophet'

-- Arnold Rampersad, author of Ralph Ellison: A Biography

'Scrupulously researched and uncovers new material about Baldwin’s life. Campbell knew Baldwin well, but his affection for the man has not dulled his critical pen'

-- Caryl Phillips

'Campbell doesn’t let friendship get in the way of solid criticism…this is a vivid, candid portrait of a fascinating man'

* Herald *

'A new edition fit for our socially unstable times'

* Dundee Courier *

James Campbell was born in Glasgow in 1951. Between 1978 and 1982 he was editor of The New Edinburgh Review. He is the author of Invisible Country: A Journey Through Scotland and Gate Fever: Voices from a Prison. He lives in London and works for the Times Literary Supplement. His memoir, Just Go Down to the Road: A Memoir of Trouble and Travel, will be published by Polygon in July 2021.

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ISBN 13	9781846975660
ISBN 10	1846975662
Title	Talking at the Gates
Author	James Campbell
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2021-02-16
Number of pages	400
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