James Baldwin

James Baldwin was an American writer of the mid-20th century. His most notable work is the novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, published in 1953, but his most popular work is Giovanni's Room, published in 1956.

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• Lifetime: 2 August 1924 • 1 December 1987
• Main genre: Contemporary fiction (at the time of publication)
• Mid-2026 popularity rank:  37 • Trending ▲

"It is a great shock at the age of five or six to find that in a world of Gary Coopers you are the Indian."