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Growing up as the daughter of white parents in the Deep South, while my parents did everything in their power to try and keep us from using racial slurs, there was so much racism imbedded in the area that it was nearly impossible to fight it. It ranged from the blatant to the subtle, and it stuck in ways that I will probably be discovering for the rest of my life. Baldwin touches upon the use of religion to control, and the belief that the white man is the marker to which the black man should aspire, and that is still very clear in the world As black men and women are told that their natural hair should be tamed to make them more appropriate for the work place, that the vernacular of their homes and families is somehow uneducated, even as they are surrounded by people who code-switch from a redneck southern dialect or a tough talking New York slang at home, to proper grammar in the workplace.
At the end of the day, no one should aspire to whiteness.
The Fire Next Time by Baldwin, James
Instead, all should aspire to be the best they can be of exactly who they are. This book, brilliantly written, greatly rocked my way of thinking. James Baldwin's grasp of humanity is one of the most realistic I've ever seen. He sees it and tells it just as it is. This is a book to read with a pen! My copy, brand new, and fresh from the mailbox now has underlining everywhere and notes filling the margins. The language is beautiful in this book and there is a lot of wisdom to gather.
This is my first James Baldwin and I crave more!
The book consists of two letters, a short one written to a nephew and a longer one written to discuss his thoughts and feelings about race, religion, and life. This is the most beautiful description in the entire book. I cannot possibly think of a more exquisite way to word how James sees his brother and how we often see those we have watched grow up. Let him laugh and I see a cellar your father does not remember and a house he does not remember and I hear in his present laughter his laughter as a child. He discusses a hidden message telling black people to settle for mediocrity rather than striving for excellence.
Should be required reading for every American. Rarely have I read words of such clarity, elegance and insight in any subject. That Baldwin was able to write in this way about race is a gift to all who wish to heal our deep national wound. And we should all wish to heal it.
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Every word rings true. Baldwin was that rare person who has a deep understanding of the frailty, nobility and beauty of the human soul. His compassion and humanity shines forth through every brilliant word in this powerful book. He wrote from a place few have been able to attain, sharing home truths without harsh cruelty, but with great clarity and authority.
Sadly, what he wrote in in this book applies to this day: We have not yet learned what he was trying so hard to teach us and we have much left to do. Read this book, let its profound lessons guide you deep into self inquiry, so that you too might understand the nature of your soul, and perhaps become a better human being in the process. I thought of myself as an articulate, deep thinking, and worldly individual, however, after reading how eloquently Mr.
I am a huge fan of James Baldwin, this is the third book that I have bought from him. This is by far one of the best books written by him. I am so happy that I chose to buy this book, I do not regret a thing. It truly is astonishing how not much has changed between the races in America since James Baldwin is such an amazing writer, this book is extremely well written. The use of words in this book are utilized in a way that make you feel as though you are within Baldwin's story.
This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition.
White cloth binding with red titling on spine and front cover. Clean text; pages. Slightly bumped and there is a stain on p. The dustjacket is unclipped; some light wear at the edges. In an archival plastic protector. Quercus Rare Books Published: Penguin Books, Limited UK. Presumed first edition Dial books from this period vary in their issue points. According to Ahearn, the same date on title page and copyright page indicate a first edition. In addition, other listings for later printings seem to have printing statements, which leads us to conclude this is the true first.
A slightly shaken copy, still very good with minimal edgewear. Dust jacket about very good with a dime-sized chip at the base, and a few small closed tears and creases. Small, faint stamp from a bookseller? Absolutely no library markings of any kind. A perfectly decent copy of the first edition of this landmark work by Baldwin. Cleveland Book Company Published: Uneven cement wrinkles on spine. Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood.
Henry Toledano Bookseller Published: Michael Joseph Ltd, Black dust jacket with plastic covering. Ownership sticker to paste down and mild pencil marking to endpaper. Light tanning, staining, foxing and thumb marking throughout. Foxing is heavier to page edges. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and staining. Jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing, creasing and marking. The World of Rare Books Published: Black jacket over black cloth boards.
Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with some foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are mildly rub worn, with some light shelf wear to spine, edges and corners, corners are bumped. Slight crushing to spine ends.
Tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. With some tanning to spine and edges. Used - Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Paintings specially photographed for the book with every attempt to eliminate distortions of color. Tipped in color plat.
The Fire Next Time
Tan cloth, spine panel lettered in red. Cloth is mildly soiled typical of issue , with spine panel a bit toned by age. Firm binding, clean interior. First edition no additional ptgs. Saucony Book Shop Published: The Fire Next Time baldwin, james Delta. Very clean, tight copy. Has sporatic underl ining throughout.
First Edition second impression. Spine ends rubbed, corners slightly bumped.