Just Above My Head Later Novels - Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone; If Beale Street Could Talk; Just Above My Head

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Synopsis

James Baldwin first wrote about homosexuality in his famous early novel, Giovanni’s Room. Here he brings homosexuality and race together in the story of the great gospel singer Arthur Montana. Arthur was found dead in the basement of a London pub at the age of thirty-nine, yet he lies on in this memoir. Written by Hall, his brother and manager, it is in part a subtle and moving study of the treacherous ebb and flow of memory. Set against a vividly drawn background of the civil rights movement of the sixties, Just Above My Head explores how Arthur discovers his love for Jimmy - 'with his smile like a lantern and a voice like Saturday nights’ - and portrays how profoundly racial politics can shape the private business of love.

Book details

Series:
Penguin Modern Classics
Author:
James Baldwin
ISBN:
9780141963808
Related ISBNs:
9780140187991
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2018-10-05
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1994
Copyright by:
James Baldwin 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction