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Notes of a Native Son (Hardcover, Revised)
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Notes of a Native Son (Hardcover, Revised)
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A new edition of the book many have called James Baldwin's most
influential work
Written during the 1940s and early 1950s, when Baldwin was only in
his twenties, the essays collected in "Notes of a Native Son
"capture a view of black life and black thought at the dawn of the
civil rights movement and as the movement slowly gained strength
through the words of one of the most captivating essayists and
foremost intellectuals of that era. Writing as an artist, activist,
and social critic, Baldwin probes the complex condition of being
black in America. With a keen eye, he examines everything from the
significance of the protest novel to the motives and circumstances
of the many black expatriates of the time, from his home in "The
Harlem Ghetto" to a sobering "Journey to Atlanta."
"Notes of a Native Son" inaugurated Baldwin as one of the leading
interpreters of the dramatic social changes erupting in the United
States in the twentieth century, and many of his observations have
proven almost prophetic. His criticism on topics such as the
paternalism of white progressives or on his own friend Richard
Wright's work is pointed and unabashed. He was also one of the few
writing on race at the time who addressed the issue with a powerful
mixture of outrage at the gross physical and political violence
against black citizens and measured understanding of their
oppressors, which helped awaken a white audience to the injustices
under their noses. Naturally, this combination of brazen criticism
and unconventional empathy for white readers won Baldwin as much
condemnation as praise.
"Notes" is the book that established Baldwin's voice as a social
critic, and it remains one of his most admired works. The essays
collected here create a cohesive sketch of black America and reveal
an intimate portrait of Baldwin's own search for identity as an
artist, as a black man, and as an American.
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