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Notes of a Native Son
Notes of a Native Son
Author: James Baldwin
ISBN-13: 9780807064313
ISBN-10: 0807064319
Publication Date: 7/9/1984
Pages: 176
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Beacon Press
Book Type: Paperback
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This book is a classic, first published in 1949 this copy printed in1955. It used to be required reading in college freshmen courses. It is a compilation of personal essays designed to force the reader to look within.
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An autobiographical book of his early years as a struggling writer through a stint in ex-patriot Paris. Dated, yet his message still holds true, although the players and events may have changed.