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Dave Shonfield asked this question about Go Tell It on the Mountain:
I read this book over 40 years ago, so I don't remember much about it. It was during my 'Baldwin' phase. I seemed to think i was more impressed with Giovanni's Room.' With racial tension back in America, could his work be coming back into vogue ?
Cate Bartholomew This novel isn't really about racial tension. That's only a minor element in a character-driven literary work that provides some backstory for some of…moreThis novel isn't really about racial tension. That's only a minor element in a character-driven literary work that provides some backstory for some of the characters' behavior. This is a family saga with heavily religious themes that takes place primarily over the course of one long prayer service/altar call in an African-American church in Harlem. A great deal of the backstory is provided as thoughtful flashback while the characters are in prayer. (less)
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
by James Baldwin
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