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Notes of a Native Son
- 175 pages · about 3 hours
- First published 1955
- 36 editions
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1 About this book
Notes of a Native Son is a book of ten essays written by James Baldwin, first published in 1955. It was his debut nonfiction book, and it explores deep and personal themes, especially focusing on race, identity, and the Black experience in both America and Europe.
The volume is Baldwin’s first non-fiction book, and it compiles essays that had previously appeared in such magazines as Harper's Magazine, Partisan Review, and The New Leader.
Notes of a Native Son is widely regarded as a classic of the autobiographical genre. The Modern Library placed it at number 19 on its list of the 100 best 20th-century nonfiction books.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Race relations
- United states, race relations
- Social conditions
- Civil rights
- Afro-Americans
- African americans, civil rights
- African americans, social conditions
- African Americans
2 About James Baldwin
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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