{"product_id":"james-baldwin-david-g-stone-9798232533717","title":"James Baldwin: A Life in Four Acts: Volume 1: \"Harlem's Son\" (1924-1948)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore he became America's conscience, he was Harlem's son.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a boy born into poverty in 1924 Harlem-raised under the tyranny of a bitter stepfather, haunted by desires he dare not name-transform himself into one of the twentieth century's most fearless voices?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames Baldwin: A Life in Four Acts, Volume 1\u003c\/em\u003e takes you into the crucible years that forged a prophet. From the Pentecostal pulpit where fourteen-year-old \"Little Jimmy\" preached fire and brimstone, to the Greenwich Village streets where he discovered art, desire, and the impossibility of being fully himself in America, this is the story of a young man's desperate education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on letters, rare interviews, and meticulous historical research, David G. Stone reveals the James Baldwin before \u003cem\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e-before \"The Fire Next Time\"-before the world knew his name. Here is Baldwin learning to survive his father's rage, discovering literature as salvation, wrestling with faith and sexuality, and ultimately making the choice that would define his life: exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the origin story of American literature's most uncompromising truth-teller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 1 of 4: The journey from Harlem's tenements to Paris's cafés-where the real work would begin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David G. Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232533717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Elc Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.87d","brand":"David G. Stone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443051802879,"sku":"9798232533717","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9287cc9e-1457-492c-a56f-374470338164.jpg?v=1777201528","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/james-baldwin-david-g-stone-9798232533717","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}