James Baldwin : living in fire /
Bill V. Mullen.
- London : Pluto Press, (c)2019.
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
- Revolutionary Lives .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Preface: James Baldwin -- A Revolutionary For Our Time; 1. Baptism by Fire: Childhood and Youth, 1924-42; 2. Dissidence, Disillusionment, Resistance: 1942-48; 3. Political Exile and Survival: 1948-57; 4. Paying His Dues: 1957-63; 5. Baldwin and Black Power, 1963-68; 6. Morbid Symptoms and Optimism of the Will: 1968-79; 7. Final Acts; Postscript: Baldwin's Queer Legacies; Notes; Acknowledgements; Index
The first biography of the great American writer in over a decade.