James Baldwin : the last interview and other conversations by Baldwin, James, 1924-1987,
Book
"Never before available, the unexpurgated last interview with James Baldwin "I was not born to be what someone said I was. I was not born to be defined by someone else, but by myself, and myself only." When, in the fall of 1987, the poet Quincy Troupe traveled to the south of France to interview James Baldwin, Baldwin's brother David told him to ask Baldwin about everything--Baldwin was critically ill and David knew that this might be the writer's last chance to speak at length about his life and work. The result is one of the most eloquent and revelatory interviews of Baldwin's career, a conversation that ranges widely over such topics as his childhood in Harlem, his close friendship with Miles Davis, his relationship with writers like Toni Morrison and Richard Wright, his years in France, and his ever-incisive thoughts on the history of race relations and the African-American experience. Also collected here are significant interviews from other moments in Baldwin's life, including an in-depth interview conducted by Studs Terkel shortly after the publication of Nobody Knows My Name. These interviews showcase, above all, Baldwin's fearlessness and integrity as a writer, thinker, and individual, as well as the profound struggles he faced along the way. From the eBook edition"--
Description
-
Published:
Brooklyn ;
Melville House,
2014
- Other Authors: Troupe, Quincy, Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008,, Lester, Julius, 1939-2018,, Goldstein, Richard, 1942-
- ISBN: 9781612194004, 1612194001
- Format: Book
- Language: English
-
Series:
Last interview series.
- Subjects:
-
Physical Description:
119 pages ; 21 cm.
-
Tags:
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Add Tag
-
Awards:
-
About the Author:
Holdings
1 Available, 5 Not Available
Library: | Call Number: | Material: | Shelf Location: | Due Date: | Notes: |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nicetown-Tioga Library | 813 B193ZA8 | Adult Paperback | Adult Department |
Table of Contents
- An interview with James Baldwin / Interview by Studs Terkel
- James Baldwin-Reflections of a maverick / Interview by Julius Lester
- "Go the way your blood beats": and interview with James Baldwin / Interview by Richard Goldstein
- The last interview / Interview by Quincy Troupe.
Also by the Author
Reader Comments
Goodreads
Staff View
LEADER | 03743cam a2200529 i 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | ocn873762350 | ||
003 | OCoLC | ||
005 | 20200729032438.0 | ||
008 | 140903s2014 nyu 000 0deng | ||
010 | |a 2014035168 | ||
040 | |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d YDX |d YDXCP |d BTCTA |d BDX |d UKMGB |d NYP |d OCLCF |d CDX |d PUL |d COO |d CHVBK |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCL |d OCLCA |d QE2 |d SFR |d CHILD |d OCLCQ |d NJR |d OCLCQ |d NHP |d OCLCQ |d WRM |d FPB |d NYP |d CUI |d OCLCO |d CPS |d NJB |d OCLCO |d OCLCA |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCA |d TJC |d OCLCA |d OCL |d OCLCA |d PLF | ||
019 | |a 873728656 |a 899146284 |a 899974651 | ||
020 | |a 9781612194004 |q (paperback) : |c $15.95 | ||
020 | |a 1612194001 |q (paperback) | ||
035 | |a (OCoLC)873762350 |z (OCoLC)873728656 |z (OCoLC)899146284 |z (OCoLC)899974651 | ||
043 | |a n-us--- | ||
050 | 0 | 0 | |a PS3552.A45 |b Z46 2014 |
082 | 0 | 0 | |a 818/.5409 |a B |2 23 |
092 | |a 813 |b B193za8 | ||
049 | |a PLFF | ||
100 | 1 | |a Baldwin, James, |d 1924-1987, |e interviewee. |= ^A68503 | |
245 | 1 | 0 | |a James Baldwin : |b the last interview and other conversations / |c James Baldwin ; contributions by Quincy Troupe et al. |
264 | 1 | |a Brooklyn ; |a London : |b Melville House, |c [2014] | |
300 | |a 119 pages ; |c 21 cm. | ||
336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
490 | 1 | |a Last interview | |
520 | |a "Never before available, the unexpurgated last interview with James Baldwin "I was not born to be what someone said I was. I was not born to be defined by someone else, but by myself, and myself only." When, in the fall of 1987, the poet Quincy Troupe traveled to the south of France to interview James Baldwin, Baldwin's brother David told him to ask Baldwin about everything--Baldwin was critically ill and David knew that this might be the writer's last chance to speak at length about his life and work. The result is one of the most eloquent and revelatory interviews of Baldwin's career, a conversation that ranges widely over such topics as his childhood in Harlem, his close friendship with Miles Davis, his relationship with writers like Toni Morrison and Richard Wright, his years in France, and his ever-incisive thoughts on the history of race relations and the African-American experience. Also collected here are significant interviews from other moments in Baldwin's life, including an in-depth interview conducted by Studs Terkel shortly after the publication of Nobody Knows My Name. These interviews showcase, above all, Baldwin's fearlessness and integrity as a writer, thinker, and individual, as well as the profound struggles he faced along the way. From the eBook edition"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
505 | 0 | |a An interview with James Baldwin / Interview by Studs Terkel -- James Baldwin-Reflections of a maverick / Interview by Julius Lester -- "Go the way your blood beats": and interview with James Baldwin / Interview by Richard Goldstein -- The last interview / Interview by Quincy Troupe. | |
600 | 1 | 0 | |a Baldwin, James, |d 1924-1987 |v Interviews. |= ^A68503 |
650 | 0 | |a Authors, American |y 20th century |v Interviews. |= ^A676405 | |
650 | 0 | |a African American authors |v Biography. |= ^A654714 | |
655 | 7 | |a Interviews. |2 lcgft |? UNAUTHORIZED | |
700 | 1 | |a Troupe, Quincy |e interviewer. |= ^A60868 | |
700 | 1 | |a Terkel, Studs, |d 1912-2008, |e interviewer. |? UNAUTHORIZED | |
700 | 1 | |a Lester, Julius, |d 1939-2018, |e interviewer. |= ^A32828 | |
700 | 1 | |a Goldstein, Richard, |d 1942- |e interviewer. |= ^A86242 | |
830 | 0 | |a Last interview series. |= ^A832865 | |
900 | |a a2541202 | ||
994 | |a C0 |b PLF | ||
596 | |a 1 4 29 32 37 | ||
947 | |f FLPA306 |h LOGAPB |q 1 |a 9781612194004 | ||
951 | |p 16.99 | ||
970 | |l LITAPB |f 12416015216601049531 |q 1 |p 16.99 | ||
999 | |h LITAPB | ||
980 | |a 20200729 |b 20240524 |
User Comments