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Just Above My Head

of James Baldwin

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4.4 (1872 reviews)
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Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780140187991When 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 their encounters with wealth, love and fame.Set against a vividly drawn background of the civil rights movement of the sixties, Baldwin's last novel is a monumental saga that ranges from New York to Paris, Korea to Africa to portray how profoundly racial politics can shape life, especially in the private business of love.

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Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 597 pages
  • Publisher Penguin Classics
  • Publication Date October 27th 1994
  • First Publication 11/06/79
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780385334563
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Fiction
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