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Fire Next Time Paperback - 1990
by James Baldwin
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- Title Fire Next Time
- Author James Baldwin
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 89
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, Limited (UK), London, United Kingdom
- Publication date January 25, 1990
- Bookseller's Inventory # BIBNNA-30023
- ISBN 9780140182750 / 0140182756
- Weight 0.17 lbs (0.08 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.08 x 0.2 in (19.81 x 12.90 x 0.51 cm)
- Category Biography / Autobiography
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.896
- Quantity available 2
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About this book
The Fire Next Time is a book by James Baldwin. It contains two essays: "My Dungeon Shook - Letter to my Nephew on the One-Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation", and "Down At The Cross - Letter from a Region of My Mind". The first of these is written as a letter to Baldwin's 14-year-old nephew, discussing the central role of race in American history. The second essay deals with the relations between race and religion, focusing in particular on Baldwin's experiences with the Christian church as a youth, as well as the Islamic ideas of others in Harlem. Both essays had been previously published in The Progressive and The New Yorker before being published in book form.
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Readers widely laud this as a searing, compact classic whose eloquent prose blends memoir, epistle, and political analysis. They praise its incisive critique of American racism and organized religion, its vivid account of meeting the Nation of Islam, and its enduring call to love, responsibility, and integration. Many note how startlingly current it feels—prescient about identity, policing, and national myths—while remaining brief yet rich, quotable, and galvanizing; several deem it essential or required reading.
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First edition identification
The Fire Next Time was first published in 1963 by Dial Press.
