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Recommended by Zendaya. David, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to return from vacation in Spain. But when he meets Giovanni, a handsome Italian barman, the two men are drawn into an intense affair. After three months David's fiancée returns and, denying his...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'We, the black and the white, deeply need each other here if we are really to become a nation' James Baldwin's impassioned plea to 'end the racial nightmare' in America was a bestseller when it appeared in 1963, galvanising a nation and giving voice to the emerging...

Reunião de ensaios de um dos escritores mais brilhantes do século XX. "Ainda creio que uma vida sem reflexão não merece ser vivida, e sei que a autoilusão, a serviço de uma causa medíocre ou sublime, é um preço que nenhum escritor tem condições de pagar", escreve James Baldwin na...

An essential compendium of James Baldwin’s most powerful nonfiction work, calling on us “to end the racial nightmare, and achieve our country.” Personal and prophetic, these essays uncover what it means to live in a racist American society with insights that feel as fresh today as they did...

When Another Country appeared in 1962, it caused a literary sensation. James Baldwin's masterly story of desire, hatred and violence opens with the unforgettable character of Rufus Scott, a scavenging Harlem jazz musician adrift in New York. Self-destructive, bad and brilliant, he draws us into a Bohemian underworld pulsing with heat, music and sex, where desperate and dangerous characters betray, love and test each other to the limit.

Drawing on James Baldwin's own boyhood in a religious community in 1930s Harlem, his first novel tells the story of young Johnny Grimes. Johnny is destined to become a preacher like his father, Gabriel, at the Temple of the Fire Baptized, where the church swells with song and it is as if 'the Holy Ghost were riding on the air'. But he feels only scalding hatred for Gabriel, whose fear and fanaticism lead him to abuse his family. Johnny vows that, for him, things will be different. This blazing tale is full of passion and guilt, of secret sinners and prayers singing on the wind.

Harlem in the 1970s: the black soul of New York City. Tish is nineteen and the man she loves - her lifelong friend and the father of her unborn child - has been jailed for a crime he did not commit. As their families come together to fight for his freedom, will their love be enough?

When Arthur Montana, world-renowned 'Emperor of Soul', is found dead in a London pub, his grief stricken brother looks back over thirty years in the lives of their group of friends: from their childhood spent preaching and singing in Harlem churches, to their struggles with war and poverty, and...

Are you ready to strengthen your faith just two minutes at a time? Whether you're navigating the stress of work, leading your family, or seeking clarity in your spiritual journey, this devotional serves as your daily companion to refocus, recharge, and reconnect with God. Bible Devotionals for...

‘Everyone’s life begins on a level where races, armies, and churches stop. And yet everyone’s life is always shaped by races, churches, and armies’ In these eight extraordinary stories of love, conflict, desperation and fear, James Baldwin shows people trapped by the roles they must play...

From one of the most brilliant writers of the twentieth century—a masterpiece of the modern American theater: a play about faith and family, about the gulf between black men and black women and black fathers and black sons. "[Baldwin] uses words as the sea uses waves." —Langston Hughes In...

Tendo como pano de fundo a agitada cena musical de Nova York dos anos 1950, Terra estranha é um retrato franco sobre bissexualidade e relações inter-raciais, publicado em uma época em que esses assuntos eram tabu. Este romance de fôlego, publicado em 1962, tem como pano de fundo os clubes...

James Baldwin's breakthrough essay collection made him the voice of his generation. Ranging over Harlem in the 1940s, movies, novels, his preacher father and his experiences of Paris, they capture the complexity of black life at the dawn of the civil rights movement with effervescent wit and prophetic wisdom.

This 52 Week Men’s Bible Study works on its own or alongside the 52 Week Women’s Bible Study for Group or Partner use. Are you ready to become the man God created you to be? Faith in Action is a powerful 52-week Bible study workbook designed specifically for men who want to grow spiritually...

Before being conscripted to fight in the Total War, Private Hector Park had a shattered family, a collection of old video games, and a promising career as a motorcycle stuntman. Now, he is dying from a virus threatening humankind with extinction. He has three days to live. When Hector’s brother contacts him after years of hostile silence, Hector goes to try and make peace. But his brother offers him something even better: the chance to cheat death by joining him in Archemi, a full-immersion fantasy VR-RPG video game.

A whole year of encouragement, Scripture, and peace for women seeking to grow in faith.Life gets busy. But even a few quiet moments with God each day can bring focus, calm, and renewal.This 365-day devotional offers gentle inspiration and daily reminders of God’s love through short passages...

FROM SELF-DOUBT TO SELF-BELIEF20 Confidence Skills Every Teen Boy Needs!Growing up as a teen boy today isn’t easy, between school stress, peer pressure, and figuring out who you are.Ever wonder why confidence disappears the moment you face failure?Or why fitting in feels harder than just being...

Being a writer, says James Baldwin in this searing collection of essays, requires 'every ounce of stamina he can summon to attempt to look on himself and the world as they are'. His seminal 1961 follow-up to Notes on a Native Son shows him responding to his times and exploring his role as an...

Em O quarto de Giovanni, clássico moderno da literatura gay esgotado no Brasil há décadas, James Baldwin narra o encontro de um americano e um italiano em Paris. Lançado em 1956, o segundo romance de James Baldwin é uma obra-prima da literatura americana. Com pinceladas autobiográficas, o...

Lançado em 1974, o quinto romance de James Baldwin narra os esforços de Tish para provar a inocência de Fonny, seu noivo, preso injustamente. Livro que inspirou o filme homônimo dirigido por Barry Jenkins, vencedor do Oscar por Moonlight.Tish tem dezenove anos quando descobre que está...