Resultaten voor 'james baldwin'

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  1. Giovanni's Room
    1. James , Baldwin

    Giovanni's Room

    Baldwin's ground-breaking second novel, which established him as one of the great American writers of his time'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl PhillipsDavid, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to return from vacation in Spain. But when he meets Giovanni, a handsome Italian barman, the two men are drawn into an intense affair. After three months David's fiancée returns and, denying who he is, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man. It is a decision that will bring tragedy.'Exquisite, a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' Guardian'Gorgeous, fearless, tempered by dark knowledge and pain ... the greatest American prose stylist of his generation' Colm Tóibín'A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric' Hilton Als

    € 13,50
  2. The Fire Next Time
    1. James Baldwin

    The Fire Next Time

    James Baldwin was born in 1924 in New York. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953), which evokes his experiences as a boy preacher in Harlem, was an immediate success. Baldwin’s second novel, Giovanni's Room (1956) has become a landmark of gay literature and Another Country (1962) caused a literary sensation. His searing essay collections Notes of a Native Son (1955) and Nobody Knows My Name (1961) contain many of the works that made him an influential figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Baldwin published several other collections of non-fiction, including The Fire Next Time (1963) and No Name in the Street (1972). His short stories are collected in Going to Meet the Man (1965). His later works include the novels Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone (1968), If Beale Street Could Talk (1974) and Just Above My Head (1979).James Baldwin won a number of literary fellowships: a Eugene F. Saxon Memorial Trust Award, a Rosenwald Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Partisan Review Fellowship and a Ford Foundation grant. He was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1986. He died in 1987 in France

    € 8,50
  3. Go Tell it on the Mountain
    1. James , Baldwin

    Go Tell it on the Mountain

    "Nothing but the darkness, and all around them destruction, and before them nothing but the fire - -a bastard people, far from God, singing and crying in the wilderness!"First published in 1953, Baldwin's first novel is a short but intense, semi-autobiographical exploration of the troubled life of the Grimes family in Harlem during the Depression.

    € 14,00
  4. Another Country
    1. James , Baldwin

    Another Country

    'A masterwork... an almost unbearable, tumultuous, blood-pounding experience' Washinton PostWhen Another Country appeared in 1962, it caused a literary sensation. James Baldwin's masterly story of desire, hatred and violence opens with the unforgettable character of Rufus Scott, a scavenging Harlem jazz musician adrift in New York. Self-destructive, bad and brilliant, he draws us into a Bohemian underworld pulsing with heat, music and sex, where desperate and dangerous characters betray, love and test each other to the limit.'In Another Country, Baldwin created the essential American drama of the century' Colm Tóibín

    € 16,50
  5. Dark Days
    1. James Baldwin

    Dark Days

    James Baldwin was born in 1924 in New York. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953), which evokes his experiences as a boy preacher in Harlem, was an immediate success. Baldwin’s second novel, Giovanni's Room (1956) has become a landmark of gay literature and Another Country (1962) caused a literary sensation. His searing essay collections Notes of a Native Son (1955) and Nobody Knows My Name (1961) contain many of the works that made him an influential figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Baldwin published several other collections of non-fiction, including The Fire Next Time (1963) and No Name in the Street (1972). His short stories are collected in Going to Meet the Man (1965). His later works include the novels Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone (1968), If Beale Street Could Talk (1974) and Just Above My Head (1979).James Baldwin won a number of literary fellowships: a Eugene F. Saxon Memorial Trust Award, a Rosenwald Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Partisan Review Fellowship and a Ford Foundation grant. He was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1986. He died in 1987 in France

    € 5,50
  6. No Name in the Street
    1. James Baldwin

    No Name in the Street

    Baldwin’s essayistic reflections are often marked by the personal: he uses anecdotes from his own life to uncover more universal truths . . . the clarity, fire and empathetic humanity of his voice is needed now more than ever

    € 14,95
  7. Nobody Knows My Name
    1. James Baldwin

    Nobody Knows My Name

    More Notes Of A Native Son

    Contains essays that describe what it means to be black in America. This book describes the tragedies that are inflicted by racial segregation and presents a poignant account of the author's first journey to 'the Old Country', the Southern states.

    € 14,95
  8. The Fire Next Time
    1. James Baldwin

    The Fire Next Time

    Sounds a clarion warning to the world.

    € 13,95
  9. The Fire Next Time; Nobody Knows My Name; No Name In The Street; The Devil Finds Work
    1. James Baldwin

    The Fire Next Time; Nobody Knows My Name; No Name In The Street; The Devil Finds Work

    The Fire Next Time is the finest essay I’ve ever read.

    € 26,50
  10. Een zoon van Amerika
    1. James Baldwin

    Een zoon van Amerika

    ‘Niet alles wat we onder ogen zien kunnen we veranderen. Maar we kunnen niets veranderen zonder het eerst onder ogen te zien.’ – James BaldwinJames Baldwins non-fictiedebuut verscheen in 1955, toen hij dertig was en vestigde zijn naam als onontkoombaar denker. De tien cultuurkritische en autobiografische es says zijn geschreven in de jaren veertig en vijftig en tonen een land waarin de maatschappelijke verhoudingen voorzichtig beginnen te schuiven. In uiterst scherpzinnig proza van grote schoonheid onderzoekt Baldwin met woede en empathie wat het betekent om van kleur te zijn in Amerika en Europa.‘Mijlpalen in de essayistiek, van grote kracht en schoonheid.’ – The Guardian, 100 belangrijkste non-fictieboeken aller tijden (#26)‘Ik wou dat ik dit boek in de handen van iedere Amerikaan kon drukken – eigenlijk van ieder mens.’ – Celeste Ng

    € 23,50
  11. Niet door water, maar door vuur
    1. James Baldwin

    Niet door water, maar door vuur

    Niet door water, maar door vuur deed Amerika opschrikken toen het in 1963 uitkwam. In twee persoonlijke, gepassioneerde brieven schrijft James Baldwin over liefde, geloof en hypocrisie in het ‘land van de vrijheid’ en wat het betekent om zwart te zijn in Amerika. Het boek groeide uit tot een van de invloedrijkste teksten over rassenrelaties ooit.

    € 13,00
  12. Giovanni's Room
    1. James , Baldwin

    Giovanni's Room

    One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'Baldwin's ground-breaking second novel, which established him as one of the great American writers of his time'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips'Exquisite, a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' Guardian David, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to return from vacation in Spain. But when he meets Giovanni, a handsome Italian barman, the two men are drawn into an intense affair. After three months David's fiancée returns and, denying his sexuality, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man - a decision that will bring tragedy, longing and regret. 'Gorgeous, fearless, tempered by dark knowledge and pain ... the greatest American prose stylist of his generation' Colm Tóibín 'A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric' Hilton Als

    € 14,00