James Baldwin: A Biography PDF
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Also by David Leeming: The World of Myth Goddess: Myths of the Female Divine (with Jake Page) God: Myths of the Male Divine (with Jake Page) The Mythology of Native North America (with Jake Page) Mythology: The Voyage of the Hero Amazing Grace: A Life of Beau ford Delaney Stephen Spender: A Life in Modernism A Dictionary of Asian Mythology Myth: A Biography of Belief From Olympus to Camelot: The World of European Mythology Jealous Gods and Chosen People: The Mythology of the Middle East The Oxford Companion to World Mythology Creation Myths of the World Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion The Handy Mythology Answer Book Copyright © 1994 by David Leeming All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief excerpts in critical reviews or articles. All inquiries should be addressed to Arcade Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018. First Arcade Edition 2015 First published in hardcover in 1994 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., and in paperback in 1995 by Henry Holt and Company Arcade Publishing books may be purchased in bulk at special discounts for sales promotion, corporate gifts, fund-raising, or educational purposes. Special editions can also be created to specifications. For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Arcade Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or [email protected]. ® ® Arcade Publishing is a registered trademark of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. , a Delaware corporation. Visit our website at www.arcadepub.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file. Cover design by Brian Peterson Cover photo © 1964 by Sedat Pakay Print ISBN: 978-1-62872-438-7 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-62872-469-1 Printed in the United States of America For David In Memory of Jimmy, Beauford, Bernard, Ellis, Mary, Orilla, Sam, and all the “many thousands gone” And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, … yet shall they know that there hath been a prophet among them. —EZEKIEL 2:5 I ain’t good looking, but I’m somebody’s angel child. —BESSIE SMITH “Reckless Blues” Contents Preface and Acknowledgements 1The Harlem Life 2Bill Miller 3Awakenings 4Beauford Delaney 5Probings 6The Expatriate 7Lucien and the Mountain 8Go Tell It on the Mountain 9The Search for Giovanni 10Notes of a Native Son 11The Amen Corner 12A Period of Transition 13Giovanni’s Room 14End of an Era 15The Journey South 16The Call of the Stage 17Sermons and Blues 18In Search of a Role 19Nobody Knows My Name 20Another Country 21Africa and The Fire Next Time 22The Activist 23Blues for Mister Charlie 24Lucien and the White Problem 25Searching for a New Life 26Istanbul 27Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone 28One Day, When I Was Lost 29No Name in the Street 30If Beale Street Could Talk 31The Devil Finds Work 32Just Above My Head 33The Evidence of Things Not Seen: Remember This House 34Gathering Around the Welcome Table Notes Chronological Bibliography of Printed Works by James Baldwin
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