The Fire Next Time
An official Oprah Winfrey’s “The Books That Help Me Through” selectionA national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963,
The Fire Next Time galvanized
the nation, gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights
movement—and still lights the way to understanding race in America
today.
BUY NOW!"Basically the finest essay I’ve ever read. . . .
Baldwin refused to hold anyone’s hand. He was both direct and beautiful
all at once. He did not seem to write to convince you. He wrote beyond
you.” --Ta-Nehisi Coates
BUY NOW! At once a powerful evocation of
James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the
consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and
provocative document from the iconic author of
If Beale Street Could Talk and
Go Tell It on the Mountain.
It consists of two "letters," written on the occasion of the centennial
of the Emancipation Proclamation, that exhort Americans, both black and
white, to attack the terrible legacy of racism. Described by
The New York Times Book Review as "sermon, ultimatum, confession, deposition, testament, and chronicle...all presented in searing, brilliant prose,"
The Fire Next Time stands as a classic of literature.
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Other Books
Go Tell It on the Mountain (Vintage International)
Notes of a Native Son
I Am Not Your Negro
James Baldwin : Collected Essays : Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No Name in the Street / The Devil Finds Work / Other Essays (Library of America)
The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings (Vintage International)
Evidence of Things Not Seen
REVIEWS.
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2016Verified Purchase
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.
"Other
people cannot see what I see whenever I look into your father’s face
for behind your father’s face as it is today are all those other faces
which were his. 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."
Baldwin starts his letter by
informing his nephew on how black people can be destroyed if they
believe what some white people think about them. He discusses a hidden
message telling black people to settle for mediocrity rather than
striving for excellence. Baldwin believes that black people need to know
their history and where they came from so that there will be “no limit
to where you can go.”
"…We, with love, shall force our brothers to see themselves as they are, to cease fleeing from reality and begin to change it."
BUY NOW Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2017Verified Purchase
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 1963. 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.
Overall, buy this book if you are interested in learning in the about
the history and culture of black individuals during 60s. Also, buy this
book if you are interested in reading a quality book with quality
writing.
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