James Baldwin Living in Fire

<p><b>'A scrupulous biography'</b> <b>--</b> Publishers Weekly <p><b>'Fresh, incisive, and uplifting'</b> <b>--</b> Kirkus <p><b>'If you want to know the real Baldwin, this is the book to read' </b>--<b> </b>Robin D.G. Kelley, author of <i>Thelonious Monk</i> <p> James Baldwin is an icon of liberation who created some of the most important literary works of his time, including the novels <i>Go Tell It on the Mountain</i> and <i>If Beale Street Could Talk</i>. Here, Bill V. Mullen celebrates the life of the great African-American writer and activist. <p> As a lifelong anti-imperialist, black queer advocate, and feminist, James Baldwin was a passionate chronicler of the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, the US war against Vietnam, the Palestinian liberation struggle, and the rise of LGBTQ+ rights. <p> Mullen pays homage to Baldwin's truly radical approach to his life, writing and activism. Constantly in struggle for an anti-racist, emancipated world, Baldwin's philosophy and politics were ahead of their time, predicting many of today's movements such as Black Lives Matter. <p><b>Bill V. Mullen</b> is Professor of American Studies at Purdue University. He is the author of <i>W.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line</i>, amongst other books. </p>