{"product_id":"james-baldwin-living-in-fire-by-bill-v-mullen","title":"James Baldwin: Living in Fire by Bill V. Mullen","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780745338538\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePluto Press, February 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e272 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A scrupulous biography'\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Fresh, incisive, and uplifting'\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e Kirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'If you want to know the real Baldwin, this is the book to read' \u003c\/span\u003e--\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRobin D.G. Kelley, author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Baldwin is an icon of liberation who created some of the most important literary works of his time, including the novels \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIf Beale Street Could Talk\u003c\/span\u003e. Here, Bill V. Mullen celebrates the life of the great African-American writer and activist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMullen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBill V. Mullen\u003c\/span\u003e is Professor of American Studies at Purdue University. He is the author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eW.E.B. Du Bois: Revolutionary Across the Color Line\u003c\/span\u003e, amongst other books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516136951970,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/61JyVSCustL._SY342.jpg?v=1790155506","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/james-baldwin-living-in-fire-by-bill-v-mullen","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}