James Baldwin

When David meets the sensual Giovanni in a bohemian bar, he is swept into a passionate love affair. But his girlfriend's return to Paris destroys everything. Unable to admit to the truth, David pretends the liaison never happened - while Giovanni's life descends into tragedy. United by the theme of love, the writings in the Great Loves series span over two thousand years and vastly different worlds. Readers will be introduced to love's endlessly fascinating possibilities and extremities: romantic love, platonic love, erotic love, gay love, virginal love, adulterous love, parental love, filial love, nostalgic love, unrequited love, illicit love, not to mention lost love, twisted and obsessional love…

Cuando James Baldwin presentó por primera vez el manuscrito de «El cuarto de Giovanni» a su editor, este no solo lo rechazó, sino que le aconsejó quemarlo. La novela narraba la historia de un trágico

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Una conmovedora e íntima reflexión sobre la naturaleza de la raza y la nación estadounidense que ha inspirado a generaciones de escritores y pensadores, publicada por primera vez en 1963, el mismo año de la Marcha sobre Washington. Con claridad, conviccion y pasion, James Baldwin lanza una terrible advertencia sobre los efectos del racismo que sigue siendo urgente sesenta años despues de su publicacion original. En el primero de dos ensayos, ?Mi mazmorra cedio: Carta a mi sobrino en el centenario de la emancipacion", Baldwin ofrece consejos amables e inquebrantables sobre lo que significa ser negro en Estados Unidos y explica la retorcida logica del racismo estadounidense. En " Al pie de la cruz. Carta desde una region de mi mente", Baldwin relata su viaje espiritual hacia la iglesia tras una crisis religiosa a los catorce años, y su vuelta a ella, asi como su encuentro con Elijah Muhammad, el lider de la Nacion del Islam. A lo largo de todo el libro, Baldwin nos insta a enfrentarnos a las instituciones opresoras de la raza, la religion y la propia nacion, e insiste en que la resiliencia compartida entre negros y blancos es la unica forma de avanzar. En la misma medida en que es un ajuste de cuentas con el pasado racista de Estados Unidos, ?El fuego esta vez? es tambien un toque de clarin a la atencion, el valor y el amor, y una vela para iluminar el camino.

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate Told in the form of two intensely personal letters The Fire Next Time is an excoriating condemnation of the terrible legacy of racial injustice drawn from Baldwin s early life in Harlem and his experience as a prominent cultural figure of the civil rights movement

Un retrato feroz de la adolescencia en el Harlem de los años treinta, una honda reflexión sobre el racismo y el papel de doble filo de la religión Un sábado de marzo de 1935, el día en que cumple catorce años, John Grimes deambula por las calles de Nueva York mientras rumia algunos asuntos que lo abruman: la dificil relacion con su padre, un autoritario predicador pentecostal de Harlem, la pobreza en la que viven sumidos los suyos, el racismo que los rodea. John anhela un destino diferente al que su familia ha previsto para el: seguir los pasos de su padre. Pero sabe que renunciar lo condenaria a una segregacion aun mas profunda y dolorosa: lo aislaria de su comunidad y de aquellos a quienes ama. Mas tarde, en la iglesia, rodeado del fervor y los cantos de los fieles, John se vera sacudido por una epifania que lo pondra frente a frente con la rebeldia y la sumision, la lujuria y la inocencia, el odio y la compasion, revelando la ambivalencia en que se halla su alma. Si alguna vez hubo un libro que yo tenia que escribir, era este, dijo James Baldwin de Ve y dilo en la montaña, la novela que en 1953 descubrio al mundo el genio y la furia del autor afroamericano, y que pocos años mas tarde era ya considerada un clasico de la literatura estadounidense. Con su simbolismo oscuro y profetico, esta singular novela de iniciacion se inspira en la adolescencia del autor para componer un relato febril en el que la lucha por la propia individualidad queda entretejida con la historia de un pueblo marcado por el racismo y el poder represivo de la religion. Su prosa me impacto, su intensidad me dejo casi sin aliento. Nunca habia leido una novela que describiera la soledad y el deseo con tanta elocuencia. Douglas Field, The Guardian Ve y dilo en la montaña plasma un aspecto esencial de la vida en Estados Unidos, sus contradicciones y tentaciones, esa mezcla agridulce de amor y odio que tantos sienten hacia el pais. Azar Nafisi, The Independent

We are in Harlem, the black soul of New York City, in the era of Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. The narrator of Baldwin's novel is Tish nineteen, and pregnant. Her lover Fonny, father of her child, is in jail accused of rape. Flashbacks from their love affair are woven into the compelling struggle of two families to win justice for Fonny. To this love story James Baldwin brings a spare and impassioned intensity, charging it with universal resonance and power.

Perhaps no other stories have ever been told so often or listened to with so much pleasure as the classic tales of ancient Greece. For many ages they have been a source of delight to young people and old, to the ignorant and the learned, to all who love to hear about and contemplate things mysterious, beautiful, and grand. They have become so incorporated into our language and thought, and so interwoven with our literature, that we could not do away with them now if we would. They are a portion of our heritage from the distant past, and they form perhaps as important a part of our intellectual life as they did of that of the people among whom they originated.

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Esta impecable reimpresión de Nothing Personal (Nada personal), la meticulosa monografía de Richard Avedon y James Baldwin, explora las contradicciones de la sociedad estadounidense con temas que van desde Marilyn Monroe y Allen Ginsberg a los pacientes de un hospital psiquiatrico y el partido nazi de Estados Unidos. Un cuaderno adicional de 72...El viaje estadounidense de Richard Avedon y James BaldwinRegresa al fin a las librerias la impresionante obra de Avedon y Baldwin de 1964Esta impecable reimpresion de Nothing Personal, de Richard Avedon y James Baldwin, explora las complejidades y contradicciones de la sociedad estadounidense y es especialmente oportuna en la era de Donald Trump. A traves de sus imagenes y texto, Avedon y Baldwin analizan la formacion de la identidad y los sistemas de relaciones que conectan y separan a las personas. Un cuaderno adicional de 72 paginas incluye un ensayo reciente del critico y ganador del Premio Pulitzer Hilton Als, imagenes ineditas de Avedon, correspondencia, diseños preliminares y material documental.Hacia 1963-1964, los antiguos amigos de instituto Richard Avedon, por aquel entonces uno de los fotografos mas famosos del mundo, y James Baldwin, un novelista y ensayista muy popular al tiempo que voz literaria de referencia en la lucha por los derechos civiles en Estados Unidos, colaboraron en Nothing Personal, un libro sobre la vida en Estados Unidos.El elenco de personajes de Avedon incluye desde iconos de la lucha por los derechos civiles hasta intelectuales, politicos, cantantes pop, pacientes de un hospital psiquiatrico y estadounidenses corrientes, todos ellos cuidadosamente ordenados, contrapuestos y recortados. El Partido Nazi Americano se enfrenta al poeta Allen Ginsberg y un agotado general Eisenhower da paso al vigor de Malcolm X. A los vulnerables pacientes de un hospital psiquiatrico, privados de calor humano, les sigue el abrazo de una madre y su hijo.El ensayo de Baldwin es una critica a una sociedad que considera injusta, alienante, divisiva y, en consecuencia, sumida en una crisis existencial. En un relato tan personal como pertinente, Baldwin escribe sobre el acoso que el mismo sufrio por parte de un policia racista en su Nueva York natal. Sin embargo, Baldwin, al igual que Avedon, culmina su trabajo mencionando la ineludible necesidad (y el poder) del amor.Diseñado por el legendario director artistico Marvin Israel, Nothing Personal es una gesta artistica del minimalismo. Un volumen de gran formato presentado en su propio estuche blanco en el que la sorprendente disposicion de imagenes y texto revoluciono el diseño de los libros de fotografia. La presente edicion ofrece una meticulosa reimpresion del original, descatalogado desde hace decadas, producido en estrecha colaboracion con la Fundacion Richard Avedon.Hilton Als, antiguo colega de Avedon en The New Yorker y experto en la obra de Baldwin, narra la creacion de Nothing Personal y documenta la amistad y la relacion creativa entre ambos artistas. Als tambien reflexiona de un modo conmovedor sobre como la obra influyo en su propia vida y en su amistad con Avedon.Cuando se publico en 1964, la vision de Estados Unidos de Avedon y Baldwin levanto una gran polemica y ambos fueron objeto de duras criticas por su condicion de liberales elitistas ymoralistas de Hollywoodque no representaban los sentimientos de los estadou...

Una violenta denuncia del razzismo della societa americana, carica di introspezione e ricordi autobiografici, che danno a questo saggio il tono di una cantata per il popolo nero e un valore letterario ancora intatto. Come ha scritto il critico F.W. Dupee: "Non puo dirsi che il punto di vista di Baldwin sia quello generico di un negro qualunque, ma piuttosto di un negro altamente qualificato a parlare e a esprimersi, per di piu, con eleganza di forma e in una prosa contraddistinta da chiarezza e concisione. Nei suoi crudeli paradossi sulla vita dei negri, sui loro rapporti con gli ebrei e sui fallimenti dei cristiani, Baldwin non ha eguali. Perche ci riporta ad una realta 'fastidiosa', una realta che noi bianchi ogni giorno cerchiamo di dimenticare."

In The Story of Abraham Lincoln, James Baldwin crafts a profound narrative that intertwines historical fact with poignant social commentary. Through a literary style reminiscent of both a biographical account and a reflective essay, Baldwin explores the complexities and contradictions inherent in Lincolns life and legacy. The book is set against the backdrop of Americas fraught racial landscape, delving into themes of identity, morality, and the ongoing struggle for equality, all while maintaining an elegant, lyrical prose that resonates deeply with the reader. Baldwins keen observations prompt readers to reconsider the historical narratives surrounding Lincolns presidency, especially regarding his stance on slavery and race relations. James Baldwin, renowned for his eloquent prose and commitment to social justice, draws upon his experiences as a Black man in America to interrogate the myths surrounding Lincoln. His personal and sociopolitical context is vital; Baldwins own struggles with identity and civil rights resonate throughout the text, which reflects both admiration and skepticism towards the revered figure. This duality enhances the complexity of Baldwins narrative, inviting readers to engage in critical dialogue about race and history. This essential read serves as a bridge between past and present, urging contemporary audiences to reflect on the enduring implications of Lincolns legacy. Baldwins incisive exploration challenges readers to reckon with Americas historical injustices while illuminating the path forward. It is a compelling invitation for anyone seeking to understand the intricate tapestry of American history.In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience:- A succinct Introduction situates the works timeless appeal and themes.- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the eras events and influences that shaped the writing.- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the works messages, connecting them to modern life.- Handpicked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

In "Fifty Famous Stories Retold," James Baldwin presents a masterful collection of classic tales, infused with his signature lyrical style and insightful commentary. Each story is distilled into a captivating narrative that emphasizes moral lessons and the universal human experience. Baldwins writing is notable for its accessibility, reflecting his commitment to engage readers from various backgrounds while contextualizing each tale within broader cultural and historical frameworks. From fables to folklore, these retellings reveal Baldwins skill in transforming traditional stories into timeless narratives resonating with contemporary relevance. James Baldwin, an acclaimed novelist, essayist, and social critic, was deeply influenced by the themes of identity, race, and human connection throughout his oeuvre. Growing up in Harlem and witnessing the complexities of American society, Baldwins unique perspective as a writer led him to explore the transformative power of storytelling. His love for literature sprouts from both personal and societal struggles, making his retellings not merely adaptations, but vital interpretations of these age-old narratives. "Fifty Famous Stories Retold" is an essential read for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of storytellings impact on society. This collection will captivate young readers and provide poignant insights for adults, making it a perfect addition to both personal and academic libraries.In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience:- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader erasocial currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different works strengths.- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the authors overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.- Lastly, our handpicked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collections central themes.