Nobody knows my name : more notes of a native son
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New York : Vintage Books, 1993.
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9780679744733, 0679744738
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 1993.
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Book
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xiv, 241 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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9780679744733, 0679744738

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Originally published: New York : Dial Press, 1961.
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Essays discuss race relations, segregation, the role of the writer in society, and the work of Andre Gide, Richard Wright, and Norman Mailer.
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Baldwin's early essays have been described as 'an unequalled meditation on what it means to be black in America' . This rich and stimulating collection contains 'Fifth Avenue, Uptown: a Letter from Harlem', polemical pieces on the tragedies inflicted by racial segregation and a poignant account of his first journey to 'the Old Country', the southern states. Yet equally compelling are his 'Notes for a Hypothetical Novel' and personal reflections on being American, on other major artists - Ingmar Bergman and Andre Gide, Norman Mailer and Richard Wright - and on the first great conference of Negro - American writers and artists in Paris. In his introduction Baldwin describes the writer as requiring 'every ounce of stamina he can summon to attempt to look on himself and the world as they are' ; his uncanny ability to do just that is proclaimed on every page of this famous book.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Baldwin, J. (1993). Nobody knows my name: more notes of a native son (First Vintage international edition.). Vintage Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. 1993. Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son. Vintage Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son Vintage Books, 1993.

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Baldwin, James. Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son First Vintage international edition., Vintage Books, 1993.

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