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More relevant than ever.
This book consists of a letter to Baldwin's nephew and a discussion of what could, should, and must be done to bring racial equality. Clear, insightful, po... READ MORE
Terrifyingly relevant
This is quite possibly one of the best non-fiction books I have ever read, no exaggeration whatsoever.
Baldwin at his best - observational and humanistic... READ MORE
Synopsis
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
‘It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate’
Told in the form of two intensely personal 'letters', The Fire Next Time is an excoriating condemnation of the terrible legacy of racial injustice, drawn from Baldwin's early life in Harlem and his experience as a prominent cultural figure of the civil rights movement.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241752388
- Number of pages: 128
- Dimensions: 180 x 109 x 9 mm
- Weight: 84g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allPowerful and Thought Provoking
I added this to my wish list after watching a guest on Between The Covers TV show select it as a favourite read.
This is a very short read but it is powerf... READ MORE
Devastatingly relevant 22 years on
There is something so poetic and simultaneously devastating about how relevant this text is 22 years on.
The themes are just as relevant, now as in Baldw... READ MORE
Still so relevant today
Passionate, smart, insightful and important.