Name: Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems (en Inglés)
SKU: 48494351
Price: 870.00 UYU
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Author: James Baldwin
ISBN: 9780807084861

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Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

James Baldwin

Introducción de

Nikky Finney

Editorial

Beacon Press

Año

2014

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

120

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.4x14.7x1 cm

Peso

0.17 kg.

ISBN13

9780807084861

Categorías

Estados unidos de américa
Relativo a los afroamericanos
Poesía

Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems (en Inglés)

James Baldwin (Autor) · Nikky Finney (Introducción de) · Beacon Press · Tapa Blanda

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All of the published poetry of James Baldwin, including six significant poems previously only available in a limited edition During his lifetime (1924-1987), James Baldwin authored seven novels, as well as several plays and essay collections, which were published to wide-spread praise. These books, among them Notes of a Native Son, The Fire Next Time, Giovanni's Room, and Go Tell It on the Mountain, brought him well-deserved acclaim as a public intellectual and admiration as a writer. However, Baldwin's earliest writing was in poetic form, and Baldwin considered himself a poet throughout his lifetime. Nonetheless, his single book of poetry, Jimmy's Blues, never achieved the popularity of his novels and nonfiction, and is the one and only book to fall out of print. This new collection presents James Baldwin the poet, including all nineteen poems from Jimmy's Blues, as well as all the poems from a limited-edition volume called Gypsy, of which only 325 copies were ever printed and which was in production at the time of his death. Known for his relentless honesty and startlingly prophetic insights on issues of race, gender, class, and poverty, Baldwin is just as enlightening and bold in his poetry as in his famous novels and essays. The poems range from the extended dramatic narratives of "Staggerlee wonders" and "Gypsy" to the lyrical beauty of "Some days," which has been set to music and interpreted by such acclaimed artists as Audra McDonald. Nikky Finney's introductory essay reveals the importance, relevance, and rich rewards of these little-known works. Baldwin's many devotees will find much to celebrate in these pages.

James Baldwin

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James Baldwin (1924-1987) fue un destacado escritor y activista estadounidense, reconocido por su profunda exploración de temas como la identidad racial, la sexualidad y la injusticia social. Su obra abarca géneros como la novela, el ensayo y el teatro, y ha dejado una huella indeleble en la literatura del siglo XX.

Entre sus obras más emblemáticas se encuentran: "Ve y dilo en la montaña" (1953), "El cuarto de Giovanni" (1956), "La habitación de Giovanni" (1956) y "Otra vez en la montaña" (1979). Estas publicaciones, que abarcan tanto la ficción como el ensayo, se centran en la experiencia afroamericana y la lucha por los derechos civiles.

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