Conversations with James Baldwin
- ISBN-10
- 0878053891
- ISBN-13
- 9780878053896
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 297
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Univ. Press of Mississippi
- Author
- James Baldwin
Description
Selected interviews with the American writer shares his observations on his life and career, politics, Civil Rights, and the role of the artist
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