James Arthur Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924, in Harlem, New York where he lived for the next twenty-four years. ... However it is "Sonny's Blues," a short story found in Going to Meet the Man that lends the greatest insight into Baldwin's struggles. ... Baldwin's first novel was published in 1953; Go Tell it on the Mountain, managed to catch the eye of some of the critics. "Go back to where you started," James Baldwin wrote, "or as far back as you can, examine all of it, travel your road again and tell the truth about it. ... " Much like the narrator of &qu...

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James Arthur Baldwin was an American poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and social critic. ... James, who worked at a sweatshop nearby and dreaded going home after school, visited Beauford. ... James Arthur Baldwin died due to stomach cancer on December 1, 1987 in Saint-Paul de Vence, France. Literary Works James Arthur Baldwin had a lots of published essays and novels. ... He had several novels one title Another Country and, one of his most famous writings, Go Tell It on the Mountain. ...

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