179 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807006238
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 20 November 2012
Description
#26 on The Guardian's list of 100 best nonfiction books of all time, the essays explore what it means to be Black in America In an age of Black Lives Matter, James Baldwin's essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African American...
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Moods
challenging 73%
informative 63%
emotional 38%
inspiring 21%
dark 12%
hopeful 12%
sad 10%
tense 5%
funny 3%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 9%
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Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, ConfinementModerate
Slavery, Death of parent, AbleismMinor
Rape, Domestic abuse, Violence
179 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807006238
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 20 November 2012
Description
#26 on The Guardian's list of 100 best nonfiction books of all time, the essays explore what it means to be Black in America In an age of Black Lives Matter, James Baldwin's essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African American...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,500 reviews
Moods
challenging 73%
informative 63%
emotional 38%
inspiring 21%
dark 12%
hopeful 12%
sad 10%
tense 5%
funny 3%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 9%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, ConfinementModerate
Slavery, Death of parent, AbleismMinor
Rape, Domestic abuse, Violence