It looks like you're offline.
Donate
English (en) Change Website Language
Open Library logo
additional options menu
Last edited by Tom Morris
August 9, 2024 | History
Edit

James Baldwin

James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, writer, playwright, poet, essayist and civil rights activist. Most of Baldwin's work deals with racial and sexual issues in the mid-20th century in the United States. His novels are notable for the personal way in which they explore questions of identity as well as the way in which they mine complex social and psychological pressures related to being black and homosexual well before the social, cultural or political equality of these groups was improved.

Source and more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin

Photo of James Baldwin

American writer (1924–1987)

Born 2 August 1924
Died 30 November 1987

104 works Add another?

  • Cover of: Giovanni's room
    Preview

    Cover of edition giovannisroom00bald Cover of edition giovannisroomnov00bald Cover of edition giovannisroom00bald_0 Cover of edition giovannisroom0000bald Cover of edition giovannisroom00baldrich Cover of edition giovannisroom0000bald_g2u6 First published in 1956 — 61 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Go Tell It on the Mountain
    Preview

    Cover of edition gotellitonmounta0000jame Cover of edition gotellitonmounta0000bald_z4f9 Cover of edition gotellitonmounta0000bald Cover of edition gotellitonmounta1963bald Cover of edition gotellitonmounta0000bald_d8a4 Cover of edition gotellitonmounta000bald Cover of edition gotellitonmounta000bald Cover of edition gotellitonmounta00bald Cover of edition gotellitonmountabald00bald First published in 1952 — 59 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Another country
    Preview

    Cover of edition anothercountry0000bald_o3j9 Cover of edition anothercountr00bald Cover of edition anothercountry00bald Cover of edition anothercountry00bald_0 Cover of edition anothercountry0000bald Cover of edition bwb_P1-BJA-921 Cover of edition anothercountry0000bald_d0x9 First published in 1962 — 43 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: The Fire Next Time
    Preview

    Cover of edition firenexttime00baldrich Cover of edition firenexttime0000bald Cover of edition firenexttime00bald Cover of edition firenexttime0000bald_h6j0 Cover of edition firenexttime00bald_0 First published in 1962 — 40 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: If Beale Street could talk: a novel
    Preview

    Cover of edition ifbealestreetcou0000unse Cover of edition ifbealestreetcou00bald Cover of edition ifbealestreetcou0000bald_a1a7 Cover of edition ifbealestreetcou0000bald_k8b3 First published in 1974 — 38 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Notes of a native son.
    Preview

    Cover of edition bwb_O8-CHH-068 Cover of edition notesofnative00bald Cover of edition notesofnativeson0000bald Cover of edition notesofnativeson0000bald_a9c2 First published in 1955 — 31 editions
    Borrow

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Blues for Mister Charlie: a play.
    Preview

    Cover of edition bluesformisterch0000unse_d0e2 Cover of edition bluesformisterch0000jame Cover of edition bluesformisterch0000bald_c2v4 Cover of edition bluesformisterch00bald Cover of edition bluesformisterch0000bald First published in 1964 — 30 editions
    Borrow

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Going to Meet the Man [ Seventh Dell printing, March 1970 ] (the short fiction of James Baldwin)
    Preview

    Cover of edition goingtomeetmanad0000jame Cover of edition goingtomeetman00bald Cover of edition goingtomeetman0000bald Cover of edition goingtomeetman00bald_0 First published in 1965 — 30 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Nobody knows my name: more notes of a native son.
    Preview

    Cover of edition nobodyknowsmynam00bald_0 Cover of edition collectedessays00bald First published in 1961 — 29 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Tell me how long the train's been gone
    Preview

    Cover of edition bwb_KU-752-691 First published in 1968 — 25 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: The Amen corner: adrama in three acts by James Baldwin.
    Preview

    Cover of edition amencornerdramai0000bald Cover of edition amencorner00jame First published in 1968 — 20 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: No Name in the Street
    Preview

    Cover of edition nonameinstreet0000bald_h1a1 Cover of edition nonameinstreet0000bald Cover of edition nonameinstreet0000bald_t6s5 First published in 1972 — 18 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Just above my head
    Preview

    Cover of edition justabovemyhead00bald Cover of edition justabovemyhead00jame First published in 1979 — 17 editions
    Checked Out

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Fifty best American short stories: 1915-1965
    Preview

    Cover of edition fiftybestamerica00fole Cover of edition fiftybestamerica0000unse Cover of edition fiftybestamerica0000mart Cover of edition fiftybestamerica0000unse_v4b3 First published in 1965 — 15 editions
    Borrow

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Notes to Myself
    Preview

    Cover of edition notestomyselfmys00hugh Cover of edition notestomyself00hugh Cover of edition notestomyselfmys00pratrich Cover of edition notestomyselfmys03prat Cover of edition notestomyself000hugh First published in 1970 — 14 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: One Day When I Was Lost: A Scenario Based on Alex Haley's The Autobiography of Malcolm X
    Preview

    First published in 1972 — 11 editions
    Borrow

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: The devil finds work: an essay
    Preview

    Cover of edition devilfindswork00jame First published in 1976 — 9 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience
    Preview

    Cover of edition prenticehalllite00na Cover of edition prenticehalllite00duer Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_y5z1 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_i1u3 First published in 1999 — 9 editions
    Borrow

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: Jimmy's blues: selected poems
    Preview

    First published in 1983 — 8 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

  • Cover of: The evidence of things not seen
    Preview

    Cover of edition evidenceofthings0000bald Cover of edition evidenceofthings00bald First published in 1985 — 8 editions
    Preview Only

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

Photo of James Baldwin

American writer (1924–1987)

Born 2 August 1924
Died 30 November 1987

Subjects

African Americans, Fiction, Race relations, American fiction (fictional works by one author), African American authors, American literature, United states, race relations, Baldwin, james, 1924-1987, History, Racism, Children's fiction, Social conditions, African americans, fiction, Afro-Americans, Classic Literature, Drama, Fiction, general, Literature, short story, African American men, American fiction, Romans, nouvelles, Satanism, Confederacy, General

Places

United States, Alabama, Massachusetts, Owl Creek Bridge, England, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Milford meeting house, New England, Salem Village, Andover, Atlanta, Barbados, China, Dublin, Eastern Europe, France, Harlem, Jefferson, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Paris (France), Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, America

People

James Baldwin (1924-1987), Devil, Peyton Farquhar, Elizabeth, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Mr. Hooper, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine, Louise Mallard

Time

20th century, 1861-1865, 19th century, American Civil War, 1600s, 1861-65, 1692, Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, To 1964, 1964-1975, 1970-, 1979, 20e siècle, Antebellum era, December, Mid-20th century, carnival

Add to List

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

ID Numbers

Links outside Open Library

Alternative names

  • Baldwin, James
  • James A. Baldwin
  • Robert Dudley
  • James [1924 - 1987] Baldwin
  • jAMES bALDWIN
  • James Baldwin PhD
  • James. Baldwin
  • James Boldwin
  • james baldwin

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
August 9, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 9, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
December 8, 2023 Edited by merge authors
July 10, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import