James Baldwin The Last Interview

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“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.
“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.
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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.

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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—
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.
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December 2nd 2014
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James Baldwin: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations

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Baldwin's ideas, rooted in universalism overcoming tribalism, are timeless, so he remains relevant today. He's also present: Ta-Nehisi Coates cites hi …more Baldwin's ideas, rooted in universalism overcoming tribalism, are timeless, so he remains relevant today. He's also present: Ta-Nehisi Coates cites him in "Between the World and Me," which owes much to Baldwin's perspectives. And the deserving praise garnered by Raoul Peck's new film featuring Baldwin, "I Am Not Your Negro," reflects the fact that Baldwin's social and cultural critiques have a great deal to add to debates we face today. But perhaps this is the biggest reason why Baldwin remains relevant: He always focused on the present, so his writing has great urgency, and he did so through the lens of timeless notions of truth, connection, and fairness. As a result, an argument like this feels as if it were written—and needed—today, rather than decades ago: "There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now." (less)

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James Baldwin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations, James Baldwin Baldwin was critically ill and David (Baldwin’s brother) 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 y
James Baldwin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations, James Baldwin Baldwin was critically ill and David (Baldwin’s brother) 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. تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز بیست و چهارم ماه می سال2020میلادی عنوان: آخرین مصاحبه جیمز بالدوین؛ نویسنده: جیمز بالدوین؛ نسخه ی اصلی در128ص؛ موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان نیجریه تبار ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده21م جیمز بالدوین، در گتوی سیاهپوستان «هارلم نیویورک» و در ناداری، بزرگواری شدند؛ ایشان، نُه خواهر و برادر کوچک‌تر از خود داشتند؛ از چهارده تا شانزده سالگی، در ساعات پس از مدرسه، به عنوان کشیش، در کلیسایی کوچک، به فعالیت می‌پرداختند؛ «بالدوین» در نخستین رمان خویش «برو به کوه‌ها بگویش (سال1853میلادی)» و در نمایشنامه‌ ای به نام «کنج استجابت» دربارهٔ آن دورانها نگاشته اند؛ ایشان پس از پایان دبیرستان، مدتی به انجام کارهایی با درآمد پایین پرداختند؛ در آن روزگاران، به خودآموزی و آموختن ادبیات، در محله ی «گرینویچ ویلج نیویورک» نیز دلمشغول بودند؛ در سال1948میلادی، «آمریکا» را به مدت هشت سال ترک کردند، و به «پاریس» رفتند؛ کتاب «اتاق جیووانی (سال1956میلادی)» دومین رمان ایشان بود که داستانش با موضوعی همجنس‌گرایانه، درباره ی مرد آمریکایی سفیدپوستی و عشق همزمان او به یک زن و یک مرد در «پاریس» است؛ ایشان بین این دو رمان، مجموعه ‌ای از مقاله‌ های خویش را، با عنوان «یادداشت‌های پسری بومی (سال1955میلادی)» منتشر کردند؛ «بالدوین» در سال1957میلادی به «آمریکا» برگشتند؛ و به فعالیت در زمینه ی حقوق مدنی؛ که در آن زمان، جامعه را درگیر کرده بود، پرداختند؛ ایشان کتاب «هیچ‌کس نام من را نمی‌داند (سال1961میلادی)» را، منتشر کردند، که مجموعه ‌ای از مقاله ‌های ایشان درباره ی روابط سیاه و سفید بود؛ در سال1962میلادی، رمان «کشوری دیگر» را منتشر کردند، که در آن به مسائل نژادی، و جنسی پرداخته اند؛ مجله ی «نیویورکر» در روز هفدهم ماه نوامبر سال1962میلادی، مقاله ‌ای بلند از «بالدوین»، درباره ی جنبش تجزیه ‌طلبانه ی مسلمانان سیاهپوست، و دیگر جنبه ‌های مبارزه ی حقوق مدنی را منتشر کردند؛ این مقاله به صورت کتابی با عنوان «آتش بعدی (سال1963میلادی)» چاپ شد، و به فروش بالایی دست یافت؛ در سال1964میلادی، نمایش‌نامه ی «مرثیه‌ ای برای آقای چارلی» ایشان، درباره ی ظلم نژادپرستانه در «برادوی» اجرا شد، که نقدهای مثبت و منفی دریافت کرد؛ اگرچه «بالدوین» تا پایان زندگی، به نوشتن ادامه دادند، اما هیچ‌یک از کتاب‌های دیگر ایشان، محبوبیت آثار نخستین ایشان را کسب نکردند؛ مجموعه داستان‌های کوتاه «دیدار آن مرد (سال1965میلادی)»، رمان‌های «اگر خیابان بیل می‌توانست حرف بزند (سال1974میلادی)»، «درست بالای سر من (سال1979میلادی)»، «قیمت بلیت (سال1985میلادی)» از آثار دیگر ایشان هستند؛ روانش هماره شاد تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 04/04/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ 14/01/1401هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی
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As a Nigerian who has only been in the US for about 7.5 years, and sadly didn't take any class on African American history, I've had to do a lot of learning and unlearning on my own (& through others) about blackness and its history in the U.S. Growing up, most of what I consumed on mainstream American media about blackness was typically shallow, stereotypical and negative. In the past few years as I've grown into and embraced my black identity, one name that has come up time and time again is J
As a Nigerian who has only been in the US for about 7.5 years, and sadly didn't take any class on African American history, I've had to do a lot of learning and unlearning on my own (& through others) about blackness and its history in the U.S. Growing up, most of what I consumed on mainstream American media about blackness was typically shallow, stereotypical and negative. In the past few years as I've grown into and embraced my black identity, one name that has come up time and time again is James Baldwin (amongst others). This book is small but it packs a punch. It's a collection of four interviews James Baldwin did, including his last interview, that covers a broad range of topics. This book gave me a glimpse of the kind of man James Baldwin was: brilliant, intense, incredibly perceptive, passionate & blunt. I loved every bit of it. There were some parts that went over my head because I'm unaware of certain references and political events, but overall it was an incredible read. I read a library copy, but now I'm off to buy my own.
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"The human fact is this: that one cannot escape anything one has done. One has got to pay for it. You either pay for it willingly or unwillingly." James Baldwin was one of the greatest intellectuals of the twentieth century. His sharp and clear words that probed and laid out injustices still ring true to this day. In these four interviews, the last one done as he was ailing and dying, Baldwin discusses a range of topics among them racism, his relationships with his predecessors Richard Wright and
"The human fact is this: that one cannot escape anything one has done. One has got to pay for it. You either pay for it willingly or unwillingly." James Baldwin was one of the greatest intellectuals of the twentieth century. His sharp and clear words that probed and laid out injustices still ring true to this day. In these four interviews, the last one done as he was ailing and dying, Baldwin discusses a range of topics among them racism, his relationships with his predecessors Richard Wright and Langston Hughes, his life and struggles, sexuality, then-contemporary African American writers like Toni Morrison, and his friendship with Miles Davis. One comes from these conversations with better understanding, affirmation and clarity. To the end, Baldwin still remained as brilliant as ever. With certain writers one really feels that there is no way one can do justice to their words other than urging others to read for themselves and experience for themselves firsthand the wisdom and insight given, and Baldwin is certainly one of those writers. Baldwin is a writer whose words are often deemed prophetic, not only because the racist society he consistently called out still persists today, but because he clearly, eloquently, unflinchingly, and lovingly was able to look at and speak truth.
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I think it's safe to say that pretty much all James Baldwin is essential reading.
I think it's safe to say that pretty much all James Baldwin is essential reading.
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In an interview in New York in 1984 James Baldwin claimed not to know what a "clone" was — American gay culture was foreign to him. Much of Baldwin's power as a writer flowed from his status as an outsider and his ability to be a clear-eyed observer. He saw America too clearly to want to live there; and outside of America people saw him more clearly too. A complicated, illuminating volume on identity, writing, being always an outsider, and the beauty of pure ignorance.
In an interview in New York in 1984 James Baldwin claimed not to know what a "clone" was — American gay culture was foreign to him. Much of Baldwin's power as a writer flowed from his status as an outsider and his ability to be a clear-eyed observer. He saw America too clearly to want to live there; and outside of America people saw him more clearly too. A complicated, illuminating volume on identity, writing, being always an outsider, and the beauty of pure ignorance.
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