The Fire Next Time

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 civil rights movement. Told in the form of two intensely personal 'letters', The Fire Next Time is at once a powerful evocation of Baldwin's early life in Harlem and an excoriating condemnation of the terrible legacy of racial injustice. 'Jesse L Martin... highlights the rhythmic nature of Baldwin’s prose, and channels his anger and devastation at the unceasing suffering of Black Americans.' ( The Guardian ) 'A seminal meditation on race by one of our greatest writers.' (Barack Obama) 'Sermon, ultimatum, confession, deposition, testament, and chronicle... all presented in searing, brilliant prose.' ( The New York Times Book Review) ©1963 James Baldwin (P)2024 Penguin Audio