Just Above My Head

di James Baldwin (Autore)

Penguin Books Ltd, 1994

'This is the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers' Edmund White, Washington Post When Arthur Montana, world-renowned 'Emperor of Soul', is found dead in a London pub, his grief-stricken brother looks back over thirty years in the lives of their group of friends: from their childhood spent preaching and singing in Harlem churches, to their struggles with war and poverty, and their encounters with wealth, love and fame. Set against a vividly drawn background of the civil rights movement of the sixties, Baldwin's last novel is a monumental saga that ranges from New York to Paris, Korea to Africa to portray how profoundly racial politics can shape life, especially in the private business of love. 'Warm, melancholy . . . Hall Montana's voice is the conduit for Baldwin's most distinctive quality as a writer, his abundant tenderness' The New York Times

• Autore: James Baldwin
• Editore: Penguin Books Ltd
• Collana: Penguin Modern Classics
• Anno: 1994
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 608 p.
• Dimensioni: 197 x 128 mm
• Peso: 418 gr.
• EAN: 9780140187991

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