Strangers in the village

Notes of A Native Son

★No. 26 in The Guardian's Top 100 Nonfiction Works
★ This is the first publication of the simplified Chinese version of Baldwin's seminal work, the literary spokesperson for the American civil rights movement and social critic. ★ We are products of time, environment, and history, but we are more than just that. [Editor's Note]
Written for all those confused people who are unwilling to be trapped in a world of disorder, injustice and inequality.
【Content Introduction】
James Baldwin, a renowned American writer and social activist, wielded uncompromising criticism of the distortions and darkness of American racial politics. "Stranger in the Village," Baldwin's most significant essay collection, examines the dramatic social changes unfolding in 20th-century America with a keen eye, using his own experiences as a metaphor for the grotesque predicaments faced by millions: a lost identity, a blind judicial system, a sick zeitgeist...
With a calm tone juxtaposed with sharp topics, Baldwin uniquely blends the personal, literary, and political, providing a coherent sketch of all "the others and the weak in the crowd" and demonstrating the possibility of examining the world and oneself.
【Expert Recommendation】
I am completely indebted to James Baldwin's writing, which has liberated me as a writer.
—Toni Morrison James Baldwin has become a rare writer of our time.
—Norman Mailer A candid writer who tells the messy problems of a messy world in an illuminating way.
—Langston Hughes

2023-02-01

南京大学出版社

Yazhong Culture

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9787305262432