Notes of a Native Son (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: James Baldwin
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Work: Essays
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, Essays
- Subjects: African Americans, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Racism, Twentieth century, Writing, Ambition, Lifestyles
Notes of a Native Son is a collection of essays published previously in various periodicals. Though not originally written to be published together, they share Baldwin's concerns over the resolution of the United States’ racial dilemma and the question of American identity.
The first group of essays focuses on the black person as artist and on his or her image within the cultural canon. In “Everybody's Protest Novel,” Baldwin, once an enthusiastic fan of Harriet Beecher Stowe, labels her an “impassioned pamphleteer” and criticizes Uncle Tom's Cabin and...
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