The fire next time /
At once a powerful evocation of his childhood in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, The Fire Next Time, which galvanized the nation in the early days of the Civil Rights movement, stands as one of the essential works of our literature. (Vintage)February
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage International, a division of Random House LLC,
[1993]
New York : Vintage International, 1993 |
| Edition: | 1st Vintage International ed |
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| Summary: | At once a powerful evocation of his childhood in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, The Fire Next Time, which galvanized the nation in the early days of the Civil Rights movement, stands as one of the essential works of our literature. (Vintage)February "A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. It consists of two "letters," written on the occasion of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, that exhort Americans, both black and white, to attack the terrible legacy of racism. Described by The New York Times Book Review as "sermon, ultimatum, confession, deposition, testament, and chronicle ... all presented in searing, brilliant prose," The Fire Next Time stands as a classic of our literature."--Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Originally published by Dial Press, New York, 1963 "Originally published in hardcover by The Dial Press, New York, in 1963." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (106 pages) 1 online resource (106 pages.) 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 0804149720 (electronic bk.) 0804149720 1299823173 9780804149723 (electronic bk.) 9780804149723 9781299823174 |
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