James Baldwin
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James Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, and social critic whose work explored race, sexuality, identity, religion, and belonging in the United States. Born in Harlem in 1924, he became one of the most influential literary voices of the twentieth century, writing with particular force about Black American life and the struggle for equality. His major works include Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovanni’s Room, Another Country, The Fire Next Time, and If Beale Street Could Talk. He spent significant periods living in France and Turkey and died in 1987.
