Notes of a Native Son
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| - | + | '''''Notes of a Native Son''''' is a [[non-fiction]] book by [[James Baldwin]]. It was his first non-fiction book, and was published in 1955. The volume collects ten of Baldwin's essays, which had previously appeared in such magazines as ''[[Harper's Magazine]]'', ''[[Partisan Review]]'', and ''[[The New Leader]]''. The essays mostly tackle issues of race in America and Europe. | |
| - | '''James Arthur "Jimmy" Baldwin''' (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an [[American writer]] and [[social critic]]. His essays, as collected in ''[[Notes of a Native Son]]'' (1955), explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of [[racism|racial]], [[human sexuality|sexual]], and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America. Some of Baldwin's essays are book-length, for instance ''[[The Fire Next Time]]'' (1963), ''[[No Name in the Street]]'' (1972), and ''[[The Devil Finds Work]]'' (1976). An unfinished manuscript, ''[[Remember This House]]'', was expanded upon and adapted for cinema as the [[Academy Award]]-nominated documentary film ''[[I Am Not Your Negro]]''. | + | |
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| - | Baldwin's novels and plays fictionalize fundamental personal questions and dilemmas amid complex social and psychological pressures thwarting the equitable integration not only of [[African Americans]], but also of gay and bisexual men, while depicting some internalized obstacles to such individuals' quests for acceptance. Such dynamics are prominent in Baldwin's second novel, ''[[Giovanni's Room]]'', written in 1956, well before the [[LGBT social movements#Gay Liberation movement|gay liberation movement]]. | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | * [[List of civil rights leaders]] | + | |
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Notes of a Native Son is a non-fiction book by James Baldwin. It was his first non-fiction book, and was published in 1955. The volume collects ten of Baldwin's essays, which had previously appeared in such magazines as Harper's Magazine, Partisan Review, and The New Leader. The essays mostly tackle issues of race in America and Europe.
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