{"product_id":"go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-introduction-by-edwidge-danticat-hardcover","title":"Go Tell It on the Mountain: Introduction by Edwidge Danticat - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdwidge Danticat\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the great American writers of the twentieth century--a coming-of-age story about a fourteen-year-old boy questioning the terms of his identity, the racism he faces, and the double-edged role of religion in his life. - With an Introduction by Edwidge Danticat, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eEverything Inside.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vivid imagery ... lavish attention to details ... [A] feverish story.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1953, \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e--based in part on James Baldwin's childhood in Harlem--was his first major work. With a potent combination of lyrical compassion and resonant rage, he portrays fourteen-year-old John Grimes, the stepson of a fire-breathing and abusive Pentecostal preacher in Harlem during the Depression. The action of this short novel spans a single day in John's life, and yet manages to encompass on an epic scale his family's troubled past and his own inchoate longings for the future, set against a shining vision of a city where he both does and does not belong. Baldwin's story illuminates the racism his characters face as well as the double-edged role religion plays in their lives, both oppressive and inspirational. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn prose that mingles gritty vernacular cadences with exalted biblical rhythms, Baldwin's rendering of his young protagonist's struggle to invent himself pioneered new possibilities in American language and literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES BALDWIN \u003c\/b\u003e(1924-1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain, \u003c\/i\u003eappeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collections \u003ci\u003eNotes of a Native Son\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Next Time\u003c\/i\u003e were bestsellers that made him an influential figure in the growing civil rights movement. Baldwin spent much of his life in France, where he moved to escape the racism and homophobia of the United States. He died in France in 1987, a year after being made a Commander of the French Legion of Honor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDWIDGE DANTICAT \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eClaire of the Sea Light, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e notable book; \u003ci\u003eBrother, I'm Dying, \u003c\/i\u003e a National Book Critics Circle Award winner and National Book Award finalist; \u003ci\u003eBreath, Eyes, Memory, \u003c\/i\u003e an Oprah Book Club selection; \u003ci\u003eKrik? Krak!, \u003c\/i\u003e a National Book Award finalist; \u003ci\u003eThe Farming of Bones, \u003c\/i\u003e an American Book Award winner; and \u003ci\u003eThe Dew Breaker, \u003c\/i\u003e a PEN\/Faulkner Award finalist and winner of the inaugural Story Prize. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. She lives in Miami. \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44828987654246,"sku":"9781101907610","price":34.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TURJUW1mcTBLQmlHeHVMZDloSkNUZz09.webp?v=1772081735","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-introduction-by-edwidge-danticat-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}