James Baldwin (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780746312070)

This study provides an engaging overview and clear analysis of the fiction, non-fiction and drama of African-American writer James Baldwin ( 1924-1987). Whilst giving close attention to Baldwin's popular works such as Go Tell it on the Mountain and Another Country; it also explores the important but less well known themes and texts including the use of the blues, masculinity, race and sexuality.


Author: Douglas Field
ISBN-10: 0746312075
ISBN-13: 9780746312070
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2011
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d

About the Author
Douglas Field is Senior Lecturer in English at Staffordshire University where he teaches English and American Literature. He has written extensively on African-American literature and culture generally, and on Baldwin specifically. His publications include (as editor) The Historical Guide to James Baldwin (2009) and American Cold War Culture (2005).