No Name in the Street

No Name in the Street

Paperback Published on: 01/08/2024
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No Name in the Street
Ugh! Typical.
Usual propulsive prose. Can’t fault; Baldwin is perfect? First non-fiction for me #shocker.
Dylan Richards

Synopsis

'Candid, insightful, moving . . . a memoir, a chronicle of and commentary on America's abortive civil-rights movement' -The New York Times

In this deeply personal book, Baldwin reflects on the experiences that shaped him as a writer and activist: from his childhood in Harlem to the deaths Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Exploring the visceral reality of life in the American South as well as Baldwin’s impressions of London, Paris and Hamburg, No Name in the Street grapples with the failed promises of global liberation movements in fearless, candid prose.

Timeless, tender and profound, Baldwin’s searing narrative contains the multiplicities of what it means to be Black in America and, indeed, around the world.

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780241711187
  • Number of pages: 160
  • Weight: 124g
  • Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 11 mm

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No Name in the Street
A profound and necessary read
A fascinating insight into the life, mind, and theories of writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin.
Rosie Day
No Name in the Street
Magnificent Writer
Such a magnificent writer, I really must read more by him.
Fiona Sharp