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Why does James Baldwin matter so much now?

The rise of Queer Studies and Black Lives Matter has led to renewed interest in Baldwin – who was exasperated in life with being categorised by colour or as ‘gay’

14 December 2024

9:00 AM

14 December 2024

9:00 AM

On James Baldwin Colm Toibin

Brandeis University Press, pp.168, 16

Walking in the Dark: James Baldwin, My Father, and Me Douglas Field

Manchester University Press, pp.224, 16.99

No Name in the Street James Baldwin

Penguin Modern Classics, pp.160, 9.99

James Baldwin matters. To veteran Baldwin admirers, his renewed prominence comes as a surprise after decades of indifference. This year, in the centenary of his birth in Harlem, Baldwin has seemed to matter more than at any time since his heyday, when he combined the roles of writer and civil rights spokesman.

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