Cuando James Baldwin presentó por primera vez el manuscrito de El cuarto de Giovanni a su editor, este no solo lo rechazó, sino que le aconsejó quemarlo. La novela narraba la historia de un trágico triángulo...

Una conmovedora e íntima reflexión sobre la naturaleza de la raza y la nación estadounidense que ha inspirado a generaciones de escritores y pensadores, publicada por primera vez en 1963, el mismo año...

Als anys cinquanta, en David, un jove americà, passa els dies a París mentre espera la seva parella, la Hella, que ha de tornar d'un viatge per Espanya amb la resposta a la seva proposició de matrimoni....

Una de las mejores novelas del autor afroamericano James Baldwin. Una dolorosa historia de amor e injusticia racial en el Nueva York de los setenta que ha inspirado la nueva película de Barry Jenkins,...

O romance-terramoto de um dos mais icónicos e revolucionários escritores americanos do século XX: uma história pulsante de paixões artísticas, raciais, políticas e sexuais, que expõe a grande fratura...

Legendary tales of the lives of famous people and historic episodes. Of these fifty stories, some have historical value, some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths, and others are...

In James Baldwin's 'Fifty Famous Stories Retold,' the reader is presented with a collection of timeless tales that have been adapted for a modern audience. The book combines classic storytelling with...

In 'School Reading By Grades: Fifth Year' by James Baldwin, readers are taken on a literary journey through carefully selected texts intended for fifth-grade students. The book combines classic literature...

È sera nel Greenwich Village e Rufus Scott, batterista jazz nero, si aggira da giorni senza meta e senza scopo per le strade di New York, una città feroce divisa in due da un fiume: da una parte i neri...

Non è mai troppo tardi per conoscere James Baldwin ma, se c’è un modo giusto per farlo, è con questo libro. Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1963, La prossima volta il fuoco di James Baldwin colpisce...

Romanzo autobiografico e saggio a un tempo, Una strada senza nome – titolo tratto dal Libro di Giobbe – è un’opera a parte nel percorso letterario di James Baldwin che in queste pagine tesse e intreccia,...

David, un giovane newyorkese in fuga da se stesso, è approdato a Parigi nel tentativo di affrancarsi dalla propria educazione, e dalla vita da ragazzo perbene che sembra essergli stata cucita addosso....

In "Se la strada potesse parlare" James Baldwin ci racconta una struggente storia d'amore in un mondo fatto di dolore e ingiustizia. Attraverso gli occhi di Tish, una diciannovenne bella e innamorata,...

In 'The Story of Abraham Lincoln' by James Baldwin, the author masterfully weaves a compelling narrative of the life of one of America's most influential presidents. Baldwin's immersive storytelling and...

Legendary tales of the lives of famous people and historic episodes. Of these fifty stories, some have historical value, some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths, and others are...

PERHAPS no other stories have ever been told so often or listened to with so much pleasure as the classic tales of ancient Greece. For many ages they have been a source of delight to young people and...

THE romance entitled "The Achievements of the Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote de la Mancha," was originally written in Spanish by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It was published in two parts, the first...

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS discovered America on the 12th of October, 1492. He had spent eighteen years in planning for that wonderful first voyage which he made across the Atlantic Ocean. The thoughts and...

IN the year 1719 an Englishman whose name was Daniel Defoe wrote a very long story, which he called "The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe." His story was not designed for children, and...

"It comes as a great shock to discover that the country which is your birthplace and to which you owe your life and your identity, has not, in its whole system of reality, evolved any place for you"....

Voz incontornável da literatura norte-americana do século XX, James Baldwin escreve aqui a sua carta ao mundo: um manifesto apaixonado e apaixonante contra todo o tipo de discriminação.«A obra pioneira...

Publicado em 1963, Da próxima vez, o fogo se tornou um clássico incontornável no debate sobre os direitos civis nos Estados Unidos.Não acredite na palavra de ninguém, inclusive na minha, mas confie em...

En dépit des bouleversements psychologiques et sociaux qu'il exige, cet ouvrage ne veut que proposer la solution de bon sens au problème de la place des Noirs dans la société américaine. Malgré le ton...

« Mon amie Ava Gardner m’a demandé un jour si je pensais qu’elle pouvait incarner Billie Holiday au cinéma. Je dus lui répondre que, même si elle avait sans doute tout ce qu’il fallait pour ça - elle...

James Baldwin a écrit cette pièce en 1964 en réaction à l'assassinat de son ami Medgar Evers, militant des droits civiques, abattu devant son domicile du Mississippi le 12 juin 1963 par un suprémaciste...

An engaging introduction to four of the greatest Americans George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and Abraham Lincoln. Their lives are set forth in a simple manner, yet with many interesting...

Includes fifty legendary tales depicting certain romantic episodes in the lives of well known heroes and famous men, or in the history of a people. Children naturally take a deep interest in such stories....

Dans le Harlem des années cinquante, se nouent les destins de quatre adolescents : Julia l’enfant évangéliste qui enflamme les foules, Jimmy son jeune frère, Arthur le talentueux chanteur de gospel et...

In the realm of literature, few characters have captured the imagination like Don Quixote, the chivalrous knight errant. Now, in this captivating collection, James Baldwin presents a fresh and insightful...

Les quatorze essais regroupés dans ce volume, publiés à l’origine dans divers journaux et revues, couvrent une période allant de 1960 à 1985. James Baldwin y évoque les marches pour les droits civiques,...