James Baldwin: A Biography

James Baldwin was one of the great writers of the last century. In works that have become part of the American canon— Go Tell It on a Mountain , Giovanni’s Room , Another Country , The Fire Next Time , and The Evidence of Things Not Seen —he explored issues of race and racism in America, class distinction, and sexual difference. A gay, African American writer who was born in Harlem, he found the freedom to express himself living in exile in Paris. When he re…