James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic.
James Baldwin offered a vital literary voice during the era of civil rights activism in the 1950s and '60s. He was the eldest of nine children; his stepfather was a minister. At age 14, Baldwin became a preacher at the small Fireside Pentecostal Church in Harlem. In the early 1940s, he transferred his faith from religion to literature. Critics, however, note the impassioned cadences of Black churches are still evident in his writing. Go Tell It on the Mountain, his first novel, is a partially autobiographical account of his youth. His essay collections Notes of a Native Son, Nobody Knows My Name, and The Fire Next Time were influential in informing a large white audience.
From 1948, Baldwin made his home primarily in the south of France, but often returned to the USA to lecture or teach. In 1957, he began spending half of each year in New York City. His novels include Giovanni's Room, about a white American expatriate who must come to terms with his homosexuality, and Another Country, about racial and gay sexual tensions among New York intellectuals. His inclusion of gay themes resulted in a lot of savage criticism from the Black community. Eldridge Cleaver, of the Black Panthers, stated the Baldwin's writing displayed an "agonizing, total hatred of blacks." Baldwin's play, Blues for Mister Charlie, was produced in 1964. Going to Meet the Man and Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone provided powerful descriptions of American racism. As an openly gay man, he became increasingly outspoken in condemning discrimination against lesbian and gay people.
On November 30, 1987 Baldwin died from stomach cancer in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. He was buried at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, near New York City.
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评分 评分提起战后美国的黑人民权运动,我们马上会想起马丁·路德·金那篇振聋发聩、闻名天下的演说《我有一个梦》,这篇呼吁以和平的方式消灭种族歧视、让黑人享有平等公正的民主权利的檄文,可以说是一面引导黑人走向自由之途的光辉旗帜。差不多在相同的时代背景下,詹姆斯·鲍德温的...
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In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions–affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche.
都说电影拍砸了(我自己也没看完)所以来看下原著。文字铿锵有力,人物形象跃然纸上,描写叙述给人很立体的感觉,然而结局太不喜欢了。
评分最后是在去多伦多飞机上读完了 可以说是非常期待Barry Jenkins新片
评分让我想起看过的纪录片《When they See Us》,形象地说明了“欲加之罪,何患无辞”。作者的语言非常优美。思考和描述贯穿得自如,流畅。会去读他其他的书。他的愤怒或者说情绪是不起哄的那种,反而让人更加感到义愤。
评分somehow可以理解被强奸的女孩的心理状态,与种族问题结合起来很好得展示了许多social issues内核里错综复杂难以平衡众多interests的特性。后半部分语言张力十足,前半部无感,结局说好也行说不好也行
评分Baldwin never disappoints. Great psychological depiction of young people in love, and people in despair who have not lost hope. Open ending 扎心了。
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