On James Baldwin, Colm Tóibín

On James Baldwin, Colm TóibínNew Hardback Colm Tibns personal account of encountering James Baldwins work, published in Baldwins centenary year. Acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tibn first read James Baldwin just after turning eighteen. He had completed his first year at an Irish university and was struggling to free himself from a religious upbringing. He had even considered entering a seminary and was searching for literature that would offer illumination and insight. Inspired by

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