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James Baldwin

American
1924 – 1987
James Arthur Baldwin was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain has been ranked by Time magazine as one of the top 100 English-language novels. His 1955 essay collection Notes of a Native Son helped establish his reputation as a voice for human equality. His 1965 debate with William F. Buckley is regarded as one of the most influential debates. Baldwin was an impactful public figure and orator, especially during the civil rights movement in the United States.

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In order

James Baldwin books in order

20 books. Dates and covers from Amazon.

  1. Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone cover
    1958
    Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
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  2. Another Country cover
    1963
    Another Country
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  3. Nobody Knows My Name cover
    1963
    Nobody Knows My Name
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  4. Blues for Mister Charlie cover
    1964
    Blues for Mister Charlie
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  5. Going to Meet the Man: Stories cover
    1965
    Going to Meet the Man: Stories
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  6. Giovanni's Room cover
    1971
    Giovanni's Room
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  7. No Name in the Street cover
    1972
    No Name in the Street
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  8. The Fire Next Time cover
    1973
    The Fire Next Time
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  9. The Devil Finds Work cover
    1976
    The Devil Finds Work
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  10. Just Above My Head cover
    1979
    Just Above My Head
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  11. The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction cover
    1985
    The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction
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  12. The Evidence of Things Not Seen: Reissued Edition cover
    1985
    The Evidence of Things Not Seen: Reissued Edition
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  13. If Beale Street Could Talk cover
    1986
    If Beale Street Could Talk
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  14. The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings cover
    2010
    The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings
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  15. Notes of a Native Son cover
    2012
    Notes of a Native Son
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  16. Go Tell It on the Mountain cover
    2013
    Go Tell It on the Mountain
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  17. Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems cover
    2014
    Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems
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  18. I Am Not Your Negro cover
    2017
    I Am Not Your Negro
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  19. Little Man, Little Man cover
    2018
    Little Man, Little Man
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  20. Nothing Personal cover
    2021
    Nothing Personal
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Cover of The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
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The Fire Next Time is a work by James Baldwin that first appeared in 1963. According to the publisher, it became a national bestseller on publication and gave voice to the emerging civil rights movement. The book is presented as an intensely personal document that combines recollection of the author

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