{"product_id":"james-baldwin-now-dwight-mcbride-9780814756188","title":"James Baldwin Now","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most prolific and influential African American writers, James Baldwin was for many a harbinger of hope, a man who traversed the genres of art-writing novels, essays, and poetry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin Now\u003c\/b\u003e takes advantage of the latest interdisciplinary work to understand the complexity of Baldwin's vision and contributions without needing to name him as exclusively gay, expatriate, black, or activist. It was, in fact, Baldwin who said, \"it is quite impossible to write a worthwhile novel about a Jew or a Gentile or a Homosexual, for people refuse . . . to function in so neat and one-dimensional a fashion.\" McBride has gathered a unique group of new scholars to interrogate Baldwin's life, his presence, and his political thought and work. \u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin Now \u003c\/b\u003efinally addresses the man who spoke, and continues to speak, so eloquently to crucial issues of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dwight McBride\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814756182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814756188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.02w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2001 pg. 198","brand":"Dwight McBride","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926449225983,"sku":"9780814756188","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7395c15d-7320-4ded-a6c5-f95f80537752.jpg?v=1681083138","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/james-baldwin-now-dwight-mcbride-9780814756188","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}