Notes of a Native Son
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Notes of a Native Son is James Baldwin’s influential 1955 collection of essays examining race, identity, and social injustice in mid-20th-century America.
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| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book → |
| author |
James Baldwin
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| containsEssay |
A Question of Identity
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Carmen Jones: The Dark Is Light Enough → Encounter on the Seine: Black Meets Brown → Equal in Paris → Everybody’s Protest Novel → Journey to Atlanta → Many Thousands Gone → Notes of a Native Son → Stranger in the Village → The Harlem Ghetto → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| dividedInto |
three parts
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| explores |
intersection of race and identity
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psychological effects of racism → tension between love and rage → |
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Harlem
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James Baldwin’s relationship with his father → experiences of African Americans in Europe → |
| genre |
African-American literature
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essay → social criticism → |
| hasPerspective |
first-person
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| hasReputation |
classic of 20th-century American non-fiction
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landmark work in African-American letters → |
| influenced |
civil rights era intellectual debates
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discourse on race in American literature → |
| language |
English
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| mainTheme |
African-American identity
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exile and belonging → family relationships → race relations in the United States → racism → social injustice → the African-American experience → |
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essayistic
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| notableEssay |
Everybody’s Protest Novel
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Notes of a Native Son → Stranger in the Village → |
| partTitle |
Part One: Everybody’s Protest Novel
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Part Three: Encounter on the Seine: Black Meets Brown → Part Two: The Harlem Ghetto → |
| publicationYear |
1955
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| publisher |
Beacon Press
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| setInPeriod |
mid-20th-century America
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| subjectOf |
literary criticism
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| timeOfAction |
World War II era
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post–World War II era → |
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Notes of a Native Son
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Nobody Knows My Name
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Notes of a Native Son
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James Baldwin
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notableWork |