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Baldwin's Harlem:

A Biography of James Baldwin
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Atria Books, Jan 8, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 272 pages
Baldwin's Harlem is an intimate

portrait of the life and genius of one

of our most brilliant literary minds:

James Baldwin.

Perhaps no other writer is as synonymous with Harlem as James Baldwin (1924-1987). The events there that shaped his youth greatly influenced Baldwin's work, much of which focused on his experiences as a black man in white America. Go Tell It on the Mountain, The Fire Next Time, Notes of a Native Son, and Giovanni's Room are just a few of his classic fiction and nonfiction books that remain an essential part of the American canon.

In Baldwin's Harlem, award-winning journalist Herb Boyd combines impeccable biographical research with astute literary criticism, and reveals to readers Baldwin's association with Harlem on both metaphorical and realistic levels. For example, Boyd describes Baldwin's relationship with Harlem Renaissance poet laureate Countee Cullen, who taught Baldwin French in the ninth grade. Packed with telling anecdotes, Baldwin's Harlem illuminates the writer's diverse views and impressions of the community that would remain a consistent presence in virtually all of his writing.

Baldwin's Harlem provides an intelligent and enlightening look at one of America's most important literary enclaves.

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Review: Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin

User Review  - Brandon Floyd - Goodreads

Herb Boyd approaches "Baldwin's Harlem" with far too much interest in himself and not enough commitment to his craft. In fact, there's hardly any sense of Baldwin here at all. Even as Boyd explicitly ... Read full review

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User Review  - Banole - Goodreads

Herb Boyd gives us a gossipy biography of Baldwin that somehow works. Boyd is sure to deeply confuse, offend and anger those who take into consideration "the white gaze" -as Nobel Laureate Toni ... Read full review

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About the author (2008)

HERB BOYD is an award-winning author and journalist who has published eighteen books and countless articles in national magazines and newspapers. Among his most popular books are We Shall Overcome and The Harlem Reader. Currently he is managing editor for The Black World Today and teaches at The City College of New York and the College of New Rochelle in the Bronx. He lives in Harlem with his wife.

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TitleBaldwin's Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin
AuthorHerb Boyd
PublisherAtria Books, 2008
ISBN1416548122, 9781416548126
Length272 pages
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