The Amen Corner | The Background of James Baldwin
Stanley Macebuh's essay offers a brief look into the background of James Baldwin and touches on the making of The Amen Corner.
James Baldwin’s continuous attempts to come to terms with his inheritance in the Western world have earned him a certain genteel notoriety in the history of American letters. The passionately apocalyptic vision, the pained discomfiture in the realm of morals, the evangelistic fervour and the biblical rhetoric are elements in his writings that ultimately derive from his long apprenticeship and briefer ministry in the Black Church in Harlem. From a more technical perspective, also, the extent to which he has so far shown an ability to control the fictional form is clearly not unrelated...
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