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Utgitt:
2017
Forlag: Penguin Classics
Innbinding: Paperback
Språk: Engelsk
Sider: 144
ISBN: 9780141986678
Format: 20 x 13 cm
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«A striking work of storytelling . . . One of the best movies about the civil rights era ever made . . . This might be the only movie about race relations that adequately explains with sympathy the root causes»
«Thrilling. . . . A portrait of one man's confrontation with a country that, murder by murder, as he once put it, devastated my universe»
«Baldwin's voice speaks even more powerfully today . . . the prose-poet of our injustice and inhumanity . . . The times have caught up with his scalding eloquence»
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I Am Not Your Negro turns James Baldwin into a prophet
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«Lets James Baldwin's searing work soar . . . you will be astounded by the brilliance of his polemic»
Born in Harlem in 1924, James Baldwin was a novelist, essayist, play wright, poet, social critic, and the author of more than twenty books. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay col lection The Fire Next Time was a bestseller that made him an influential figure in the civil rights movement. Baldwin spent many years in France, where he moved to escape the racism and homophobia of the United States. He died in 1987.
Raoul Peck (Author)
Raoul Peck is a filmmaker acclaimed for his historical, political, and artistic work. Born in Haiti, he grew up in Congo, France, Germany, and the United States. He is currently chairman of the French national film school, La Femis.