Baldwin had his first novel, "Go Tell It on the Mountain," published in 1953. ... Set in Paris, this novel tells the story of a love affair between a white American student and an Italian bartender. ... And it won't be fixed until white people and black people tell their stories openly and honestly" (Manley 5). ... Baldwin tells the story of a Jazz musician who is deeply hurt by racism and thus unable to trust anyone and so unable to give or accept love. ...

• Word Count: 1511
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

He ventures over the Sahara Desert many times going back and forth between Paris and Toulouse. ... She tells of how she needed to escape the feeling of imprisonment brought about by her sons death. ... A mountain over which he flies swells like some recumbent giant's breast, almost grazing his wing-tip. ... "Hey where did we go, Days when the rains came Down in the hollow, Playin' a new game, Laughing and a running hey, hey Skipping and a jumping In the misty morning fog with Our hearts a thumpin' and you My brown eyed girl, You my brown eyed girl. ... I saw you just the oth...

• Word Count: 2037
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The writer does not tell us the name of the character he is talking about. ... Day after day, he goes out into the sea, but not getting a single fish in 84 days. ... It is hope and strong belief that encourage him to persist in going fishing. ... At night, he "dreamed of Africa when he was a boy and the long garden benches and the white beaches, so white they hurt your eyes, and the high capes and the great brown mountain." ... It is only "try it again" that makes him go on fighting. ...

• Word Count: 2478
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School