{"product_id":"talking-at-the-gates-a-life-of-james-baldwin-paperback","title":"Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Baldwin was one of America's finest and most influential writers. By the time he died in 1987, his books, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Next Time, Go Tell It on the Mountain, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGiovanni's Room, \u003c\/i\u003ehad become modern classics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e James Campbell knew Baldwin for ten years before Baldwin's death. For this book, he interviewed many of Baldwin's friends, and examined several hundred pages of correspondence. He quotes from the vast and disturbing file that the FBI compiled on Baldwin, and he discusses Baldwin's sometimes turbulent relationships with Norman Mailer, Richard Wright, and Marlon Brando, as well as his friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. Elegantly written, candid, and original, \u003ci\u003eTalking at the Gates \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive account of the life and work of a writer who believed that \"the unexamined life is not worth living.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCampbell's biography is scrupulously researched and also uncovers new material about Baldwin's life and offers a well-argued case for a re-reading of Baldwin's oeuvre. Campbell knew Baldwin well, but his affection for the man has not dulled his critical pen. When I first met Baldwin he referred me to Campbell as the man to talk to if I wished to know more about his life and work.--Caryl Phillips, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Sound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Campbell \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is the Beat Generation: New York, San Francisco, Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExiled in Paris: Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Samuel Beckett and Others on the Left Bank\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInvisible Country: A Journey through Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e. He works for the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.02 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49552798974104,"sku":"9780520231306","price":51.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/mRLC_6YOhz9780520231306.webp?v=1784946056","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/talking-at-the-gates-a-life-of-james-baldwin-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}