Name: Go Tell it on the Mountain (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)
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Author: James Baldwin
ISBN: 9781101907610

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Go Tell it on the Mountain (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)

Type

Physical Book

Author

James Baldwin

Introduction by

Edwidge Danticat

Publisher

Everyman's Library

Year

2016

Language

English

Pages

280

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

20.6 x 13.2 x 2.8 cm

Weight

0.40 kg.

ISBN13

9781101907610

Synopsis "Go Tell it on the Mountain (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series) "

From one of the great American writers of the twentieth century--a coming-of-age story about a fourteen-year-old boy questioning the terms of his identity, the racism he faces, and the double-edged role of religion in his life. - With an Introduction by Edwidge Danticat, award-winning author of Everything Inside. "Vivid imagery ... lavish attention to details ... [A] feverish story." --The New York TimesOriginally published in 1953, Go Tell It on the Mountain--based in part on James Baldwin's childhood in Harlem--was his first major work. With a potent combination of lyrical compassion and resonant rage, he portrays fourteen-year-old John Grimes, the stepson of a fire-breathing and abusive Pentecostal preacher in Harlem during the Depression. The action of this short novel spans a single day in John's life, and yet manages to encompass on an epic scale his family's troubled past and his own inchoate longings for the future, set against a shining vision of a city where he both does and does not belong. Baldwin's story illuminates the racism his characters face as well as the double-edged role religion plays in their lives, both oppressive and inspirational. In prose that mingles gritty vernacular cadences with exalted biblical rhythms, Baldwin's rendering of his young protagonist's struggle to invent himself pioneered new possibilities in American language and literature.

James Baldwin

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James Baldwin (1924-1987) was a prominent American writer and activist, known for his deep exploration of issues such as racial identity, sexuality, and social injustice. His work spans genres like the novel, essay, and drama, and has left an indelible mark on 20th century literature.

Among his most iconic works are: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (1953), "Giovanni's Room" (1956), "Giovanni's Room" (1956), and "Just Above My Head" (1979). These publications, which cover both fiction and essays, focus on the African American experience and the civil rights struggle.

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