{"product_id":"james-baldwin-living-in-fire-9780745338545","title":"James Baldwin: Living in Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A scrupulous biography.\"―\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fresh, incisive, and uplifting biography.\"―\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bill Mullen celebrates the personal and political life of the great American writer who refused to shy away from controversary and hate and created some of the most important literary work of his time, including the novels \u003ci\u003eGo Tell it to the Mountain, If Beale Street Could talk, Another Country, and Just Above My Head\u003c\/i\u003e. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to truly understand this towering literary and political figure and everyone who understand that imperialism and racism are as dangerous today as in Baldwin's time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a lifelong radical, anti-imperialist, black queer advocate, feminist and pro-Palestinian, the life and writing of James Baldwin (1924-1987) has been an inspiration to generations and his words continue to resonate through our culture at large. Mullen explores how Baldwin's life and work channel the long history of the African American. Fighting towards what he hoped would be a post-racial society, Baldwin's philosophy was tragically ahead of its time. Table of Contents: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface: James Baldwin--A Revolutionary for Our Time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.Baptism by Fire: Childhood and Youth, 1924-42\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.Dissidence, Disillusionment, Resistance: 1942-48\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.Political Exile and Survival: 1948-57\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.Paying His Dues: 1957-63\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.Baldwin and Black Power: 19963-68\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.Morbid Symptoms and Optimism of the Will: 1968-79\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7.Final Acts\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePostscript: Baldwin's Queer Legacies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mullen writes in his Preface, \"Baldwin developed a capacious, revolutionary theory and proactive of lived resistance to capitalism, imperialism, and oppression fueled by a lifetime of study, engagement, and creative tension with the most dissident pollical political movements in the US and around the world. In 1961, at the age of 37, Baldwin name this dissidence 'revolution'...' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As racist and reactionary forces rise across the world, this is an essential guide to the life and legacy of one of America's most important radical voices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745338545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/2019 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bill V. Mullen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43180578832565,"sku":"9780745338545","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6de9bbb9-416e-4dbf-8751-284fd2e9a891.jpg?v=1697516268","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/james-baldwin-living-in-fire-9780745338545","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}