Author

Books by James Baldwin

James Baldwin (1924–1987) was an American novelist, playwright, and essayist whose work explored race, sexuality, and class in mid-twentieth-century America. Born and raised in Harlem, he moved to Paris in 1948 and lived much of his adult life between France and the United States. His novels include Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovanni's Room, and Another Country. His essay collections — Notes of a Native Son, Nobody Knows My Name, and The Fire Next Time — established him as one of the most important political writers of the civil rights era.