{"product_id":"james-baldwin-3-book-box-set-giovannis-room-if-beale-street-could-talk-and-go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-paperback","title":"James Baldwin 3-Book Box Set: Giovanni's Room, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Go Tell It on the Mountain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA box set of James Baldwin's principal novels, featuring \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGiovanni's Room\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIf Beale Street Could Talk\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1953, \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e was James Baldwin's first major work, based in part on his own childhood. With lyrical precision and a rage that is at once unrelenting and compassionate, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of the minister of a Pentecostal storefront church in Harlem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e Giovanni's Room\u003c\/i\u003e is set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. One of the first novels to openly explore the theme of homosexuality, it paved the way for generations of gay and lesbian novelists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd \u003ci\u003eIf Beale Street Could Talk\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning love story about a young Black woman whose life is torn apart when her lover is wrongly accused of a crime --a profoundly moving novel about love in the face of injustice that is as socially resonant today as it was when it was first published. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis stunningly designed slipcase with art by Baldwin's friend and contemporary Beauford Delaney will make the perfect perennial gift and keepsake.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAMES BALDWIN (1924-1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collections \u003ci\u003eNotes of a Native Son\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Next Time\u003c\/i\u003e were best sellers that made him an influential figure in the growing civil rights movement. Baldwin spent much of his life in France, where he moved to escape the racism and homophobia of the United States. He died in France in 1987, a year after being made a Commander of the French Legion of Honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 8.1 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52023901815085,"sku":"9780593688120","price":45.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/james-baldwin-3-book-box-set-giovannis-room-if-beale-street-could-talk-and-go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-paperback-8840703.webp?v=1777429447","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/james-baldwin-3-book-box-set-giovannis-room-if-beale-street-could-talk-and-go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}