Native Sons: A Friendship that Created One of the Greatest Works of the 20th Century: Notes of a Native Son

Stein, Sol,Baldwin, James

ISBN 10: 0345469356 / ISBN 13: 9780345469359

Editore: One World/Ballantine, 2004

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Riassunto:

The story of the friendship between writer Baldwin and editor Stein, a relationship that inspired the writing of Notes of a Native Son, describes the early days of their life-long companionship in their North Bronx high school and their shared literary endeavors, in a volume complemented by a short story and play.

Informazioni sull?autore: For over three decades, <b>Sol Stein</b> edited and published some of the leading writers of the Twentieth century, including James Baldwin, Dylan Thomas, W. H. Auden, and Lionel Trilling. A prize-winning playwright and the author of nine novels, as well as nonfiction books, screenplays, and TV dramas, Stein lives in New York.<br><br>Born in 1924, <b>James Baldwin</b> made a name for himself with his first novel, <i>Go Tell It on the Mountain </i>in 1953. His legendary <i>Notes of a Native Son</i> appeared two years later, and he went on to publish fiction, poetry, plays, and essays that profoundly influenced the literature of Twentieth-century America. Baldwin died in France in 1987.

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Titolo: Native Sons: A Friendship that Created One ...
Casa editrice: One World/Ballantine
Data di pubblicazione: 2004
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Very Good