Go Tell it on the Mountain: James Baldwin (Penguin Modern Classics)

Go Tell it on the Mountain: James Baldwin (Penguin Modern Classics)

by James Baldwin (Author), Andrew O'Hagan (Introduction)

Synopsis

"Nothing but the darkness, and all around them destruction, and before them nothing but the fire - a bastard people, far from God, singing and crying in the wilderness!" First published in 1953, Baldwin's first novel is a short but intense, semi-autobiographical exploration of the troubled life of the Grimes family in Harlem during the Depression.

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Format: paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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ISBN 10: 0141185910
ISBN 13: 9780141185910

Author Bio
Born in Harlem in 1924, Baldwin had an early career as a teenage preacher. He lived in Paris from 1948-1956 and his first novels, the autobiographical GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN and GIOVANNI'S ROOM established him as a promising novelist and anticipated some of the themes of his later works, such as racism and sexuality. He became a prominent spokesperson for racial equality, especially during the civil rights movement. He lived in France during his last years. Baldwin died in 1987.