{"product_id":"james-baldwin-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations-paperback","title":"James Baldwin: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNever before available, the unexpurgated last interview with James Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I was not born to be what someone said I was. I was not born to be defined by someone else, but by myself, and myself only.\" When, in the fall of 1987, the poet Quincy Troupe traveled to the south of France to interview James Baldwin, Baldwin's brother David told him to ask Baldwin about everything--Baldwin was critically ill and David knew that this might be the writer's last chance to speak at length about his life and work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is one of the most eloquent and revelatory interviews of Baldwin's career, a conversation that ranges widely over such topics as his childhood in Harlem, his close friendship with Miles Davis, his relationship with writers like Toni Morrison and Richard Wright, his years in France, and his ever-incisive thoughts on the history of race relations and the African-American experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso collected here are significant interviews from other moments in Baldwin's life, including an in-depth interview conducted by Studs Terkel shortly after the publication of \u003ci\u003eNobody Knows My Name\u003c\/i\u003e. These interviews showcase, above all, Baldwin's fearlessness and integrity as a writer, thinker, and individual, as well as the profound struggles he faced along the way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES BALDWIN (\u003c\/b\u003e1922-1987) was a novelist, essayist, and activist. He is best known for the novels \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e (1953) and \u003ci\u003eGiovanni's Room\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), and the collections \u003ci\u003eNobody Knows My Name\u003c\/i\u003e (1961) and \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Next Time\u003c\/i\u003e (1963). He was an important figure in the civil rights movement, and his books addressing the African-American and gay experiences have influenced generations of writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770710065440,"sku":"9781612194004","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c116abc00c1ac8b115f027e62f733664.webp?v=1780377417","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/james-baldwin-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}