Another Country
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001RDW0O8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 374 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
another country is NOW this novel diffuses baldwn's discussion on race through the friendships and connnections a small group of new yorkers make in the states and europe. the interactions are alternately sensual, violent and tragic but all are powerful and continue to haunt the reader long after the last page is turned. baldwin joins his views on race with exposing sexuality among the young for a charged and passionate reading experience. i loved this book when i read it the first time; it was the book that . Open your mind Love Baldwin's writing style because he opens your mind to different perspectives.Another Country seeks to bring understanding to those who are often most misunderstood. Gay men, black women and adulterous wives, those societies tend to hate the most, the people who are often only understood by one another. I would recommend the book for open minds; it is a passionate novel that vocalizes the agony of being different.. Five Stars FilmGal Maybe Baldwin's best and most neglected novel.
There is a whirlwind loose in the land' Sunday Times When Another Country appeared in 1962, it caused a literary sensation. 'Let our novelists read Mr Baldwin and tremble. Self-destructive, bad and brilliant, he draws us into a Bohemian underworld pulsing with heat, music and sex, where desperate and dangerous characters betray, love and test each other to the limit. James Baldwin's masterly story of desire, hatred and violence opens with the unforgettable character of Rufus Scott, a scavenging Harlem jazz musician adrift in New York. 'In Another Country, Baldwin created the essential American drama of the century' Colm Toibin 'An almost unbearable, tumultuous, blood-pounding experience' Washington Post 'Brilliantly and fiercely told' The New York Times
"An almost unbearable, tumultuous, blood-pounding experience" --Washington Post"Brilliantly and fiercely told." --The New York Times