The Fire Next Time
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- Author：James Baldwin
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Summary
'A seminal meditation on race by one of our greatest writers' Barack Obama
'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。
'Sermon， ultimatum， confession， deposition， testament， and chronicle 。。。 all presented in searing， brilliant prose' The New York Times Book Review
'Baldwin writes with great passion 。。。 it reeks of truth， as the ghettoes of New York and London， Chicago and Manchester reek of our hypocrisy' Sunday Times
'The great poet-prophet of the civil rights movement 。。。 his seminal work' Guardian
'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。
'Sermon， ultimatum， confession， deposition， testament， and chronicle 。。。 all presented in searing， brilliant prose' The New York Times Book Review
'Baldwin writes with great passion 。。。 it reeks of truth， as the ghettoes of New York and London， Chicago and Manchester reek of our hypocrisy' Sunday Times
'The great poet-prophet of the civil rights movement 。。。 his seminal work' Guardian
Reviews
m00rdil
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thế này rồi thì， cháu phải đi đọc hết chỗ còn lại bác viết thôi。。。
Stephanie
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This is my second time reading this， and it is as powerful as the first time I read it。 It is depressing how little has changed in the years since Baldwin wrote these essays。
Manisha Chettri
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I will be reading more of James Baldwins works in the coming days。 It's sad that this book is still so relevant even in the year 2021。 A Must-Read ！！！ I will be reading more of James Baldwins works in the coming days。 It's sad that this book is still so relevant even in the year 2021。 A Must-Read ！！！ 。。。more
allforip
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“I tell you this because I love you and please don’t you ever forget it”Baldwin’s legendary letters turned novel is an extremely insightful， multifaceted look into the black experience in a tough transitional period in American history， where segregation was still highly contested on both sides。 Baldwin’s criticisms and reprimands on creating a singular identity whether it be motivated from ethnicity or religion shows how prejudiced burns through everyone and is forced through both nature and nu “I tell you this because I love you and please don’t you ever forget it”Baldwin’s legendary letters turned novel is an extremely insightful， multifaceted look into the black experience in a tough transitional period in American history， where segregation was still highly contested on both sides。 Baldwin’s criticisms and reprimands on creating a singular identity whether it be motivated from ethnicity or religion shows how prejudiced burns through everyone and is forced through both nature and nurture。 This is a must read。 。。。more
AJ Martha
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Aside from some dated content and word choices， you could have easily convinced me that this book is less than a decade old - certainly not written 60 years ago in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement。 A book that was just as necessary then as it is now， if not more so。Poignant and brief， there are really no excuses not to dedicate a little over an hour to read these 100 pages to educate yourself。
Norie likes cheese
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Well written。 Powerful。 I liked the letter to his nephew in the first part of the book。 Discusses Christianity and Islam too。 It was interesting to read about his encounter with Elijah Muhammad。
Katrina McCollough
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Still an incredibly powerful and relevant work
makhfira
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5/5Felt like rereading this piece of art one more time to get out of a reading slump and Baldwin never fails to amaze me ✨。 His form of storytelling is so raw and descriptive， you can practically picture the scene right in front of you。 From his amazing take on the race problem within America/the West to his critique of religion， I found myself captured the whole time。 Kid you not， I marked something on literally every page bc there was always something new to take from this book。 Baldwin is lit 5/5Felt like rereading this piece of art one more time to get out of a reading slump and Baldwin never fails to amaze me ✨。 His form of storytelling is so raw and descriptive， you can practically picture the scene right in front of you。 From his amazing take on the race problem within America/the West to his critique of religion， I found myself captured the whole time。 Kid you not， I marked something on literally every page bc there was always something new to take from this book。 Baldwin is literally my husband and I adore this man so much。 Go read literally anything by him bc he’s so intelligent and blunt， and I appreciate that immensely。 1000/5 🖤。 。。。more
Andrea Lupi
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Conciso， lucido e rivoluzionario。 Un testo da far leggere nelle scuole e su cui riflettere tanto， attualissimo ancora oggi。
Andrea Engle
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The epigraph to this book reads: “God gave Noah the rainbow sign， No more water， the fire next time。” It consists of two sections: the first is an open letter to James Baldwin， his nephew and namesake; and the second， entitled “Down at the Cross，” outlines some biographical material … his career as a teen-aged preacher， and his meeting with Elijah Muhammad， the prophet of the Black Muslim movement … these two items are the most memorable in this second essay， which reflects mightily on the statu The epigraph to this book reads: “God gave Noah the rainbow sign， No more water， the fire next time。” It consists of two sections: the first is an open letter to James Baldwin， his nephew and namesake; and the second， entitled “Down at the Cross，” outlines some biographical material … his career as a teen-aged preacher， and his meeting with Elijah Muhammad， the prophet of the Black Muslim movement … these two items are the most memorable in this second essay， which reflects mightily on the status of the Black American in this country。 。。。more
Nouman Ahmad
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As the description puts it， it was intensely personal and provocative。 You could tell this man is writing from the depths of his heart。 His belief and his reasoning for "Whoever debases others debases himself" was incredibly interesting to read。 As the description puts it， it was intensely personal and provocative。 You could tell this man is writing from the depths of his heart。 His belief and his reasoning for "Whoever debases others debases himself" was incredibly interesting to read。 。。。more
Gabriella
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I ultimately wanted to rate this a three stars because I feel like the writing itself is beautiful and sophisticated， and even though I had a hard time getting into this， I plan to give it another try in the future。 I feel as though I came into this book， not kn owing what to expect， so I feel that now that I know the depth and intensity of this story， I will be more prepared。
Shane Noble
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This is an amazing look at the black experience in the time before the Civil Rights Act of 1964。 Powerful and a necessary read。
Katie
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This was heavy but a necessary heaviness。 The type of heaviness that cuts to the core of the matter and makes way for eventual lightness， if we are to heed its warnings。 Baldwin has such an eloquent and complex prose that I found myself reading and rereading portions。 Which was ideal actually because though it is a short read， it’s important to sit with it for awhile。 He was truly such an independent thinker。
Rhea
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Really beautiful and insightful for such a short read。 Definitely need to read more of James Baldwin’s work now。
Alison
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A magnificent book that could easily deserve 5 stars。 I personally gave it 4 because I found it hard to understand for the majority of the book what the narrative was。 That is to say， the message unfolds organically， and it only really came together for me at the end。
lisa nguyen
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definitely an interesting read， the letter to his nephew was heartwarming！！ i think it would get even better the second time round of reading。 definitely doing some light research into who he is makes the book so much more interesting as well :）
Christian Adams
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Was a very interesting book with particularly interesting commentary on growing up religious。 It put pen to paper about a lot of things I have personally felt and enriched my understanding of the people and events of the Civil rights era。
Hannah
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Must read again。 I'm saddened by Baldwin's estrangement from the church （though he is right to identify and condemn the hypocrisy in it）， and awed by his commitment to stand together。 Must read again。 I'm saddened by Baldwin's estrangement from the church （though he is right to identify and condemn the hypocrisy in it）， and awed by his commitment to stand together。 。。。more
Anthony E
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The very time I thought I was lost， my dungeon shook and my chains fell off
Wil
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Handbook for America
Raymond Parish
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Relevant in this very moment。 Elegantly written。
Mikaela P
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10/10 would recommend！ One of those works that I can hardly even review as a reader- I would rather just tell you to go read it！ His conceptual thoughts on race and religion are a must read。 More was said in these 106 pages than I have read in entire textbooks
Jacob A。 Mirallegro
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This is extremely touching。 I especially liked how he discussed his personal experiences with different religions and how they individually relate to race。 This all feels really personal and well put， James Baldwin clearly has a natural sense of flow in his writing。 I'd love to read one of his fiction books。 This is extremely touching。 I especially liked how he discussed his personal experiences with different religions and how they individually relate to race。 This all feels really personal and well put， James Baldwin clearly has a natural sense of flow in his writing。 I'd love to read one of his fiction books。 。。。more
Barbara Adde
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“If we do not now dare everything，the fulfillment of that prophecy， re-created from the Bible in song by a slave， is upon us: God gave Noah the rainbow sign， No more water， the fire next time！”
Jesse Shankly
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The Fire Next Time was a text that quite honestly challenged my political beliefs in a way no other piece of writing has。As it's non-fictional， I won't assign this a rating， as I don't believe non-fiction aims to be a piece of media。 What I will say is， the way Baldwin writes is frankly akin to a great poet。 This was an easily written expose into toxic ideologies across all sides of the political spectrum， and eloquently presented as well。 I'm genuinely glad I chose to read this this month as I The Fire Next Time was a text that quite honestly challenged my political beliefs in a way no other piece of writing has。As it's non-fictional， I won't assign this a rating， as I don't believe non-fiction aims to be a piece of media。 What I will say is， the way Baldwin writes is frankly akin to a great poet。 This was an easily written expose into toxic ideologies across all sides of the political spectrum， and eloquently presented as well。 I'm genuinely glad I chose to read this this month as I was having a political-identitarian crisis。A must read for anyone who cares about the sociopolitical climate of the United States。 。。。more
Ani
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Baldwin lived his life and saw the future。 If we can only read and listen to his words， we could live a better life and build a better world。
Terry
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A seminal book for America， certainly for whites to begin to get a handle on our discrimination-laden society。
Rose
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Este libro consiste en dos cartas escritas cerca del aniversario de 100 años de la Proclamación de Emancipación del 1863。 La primera más corta， escrita a su sobrino。 La segunda aborda muchos temas， religión （cristianismo， Nation of Islam）， sus sustitutos （drogas， crimen）， y finalizando en un llamado a terminar la pesadilla racial。 “Being in the pulpit was like being in the theatre; I was behind the scenes and I knew how the illusion was worked。”“I knew， though I did not wish to know it， that I h Este libro consiste en dos cartas escritas cerca del aniversario de 100 años de la Proclamación de Emancipación del 1863。 La primera más corta， escrita a su sobrino。 La segunda aborda muchos temas， religión （cristianismo， Nation of Islam）， sus sustitutos （drogas， crimen）， y finalizando en un llamado a terminar la pesadilla racial。 “Being in the pulpit was like being in the theatre; I was behind the scenes and I knew how the illusion was worked。”“I knew， though I did not wish to know it， that I had no respect for the people with whom I worked。 I could not have said it then， but I also knew that if I continued I would soon have no respect for myself。”“The person who distrusts himself has no touchstone for reality - for this touchstone can only be oneself。”“… the realization that a civilization is not destroyed by the wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they are spineless。”“Perhaps the whole root of our trouble， the human trouble， is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives， will imprison ourselves in totems， taboos， crosses， blood sacrifices， steeples， mosques， races， armies， flags， nations， in order to deny the fact of death， which is the only fact we have。”… 。。。more
Aastha
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Definitely a must-read， especially in light of the BLM movement that really came into the spotlight last year （as it absolutely should have）。 One of my favourite quotes that gives a gist of the writing is as follows。 "It is entirely unacceptable that I should have no voice in the political affairs of my own country， for I am not a ward of America; I am one of the first Americans to arrive onthese shores。" Definitely a must-read， especially in light of the BLM movement that really came into the spotlight last year （as it absolutely should have）。 One of my favourite quotes that gives a gist of the writing is as follows。 "It is entirely unacceptable that I should have no voice in the political affairs of my own country， for I am not a ward of America; I am one of the first Americans to arrive onthese shores。" 。。。more
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