One essential element of James Baldwin’s transformation into “an icon” with “an aura of infallibility” is overlooked in Louis Menand’s fascinating discussion of the man (A Critic at Large, August 18th ...
"Filmed in Istanbul, Turkey during May 1970"--Container. Author James Baldwin, visiting Istanbul, talks about himself, his personal philosophy of life, his working methods and his aims. While talking, ...
James Baldwin passed away in 1987. Well, that’s partially true. He indeed succumbed to stomach cancer at age 63, but most of his life essence remained, via his books and essays deconstructing American ...
Who did James Baldwin love and how did those relationships shape his work? Author and scholar Nicholas Boggs set out to answer these questions in a remarkable new biography of the late American writer ...