{"product_id":"just-above-my-head-9780385334563","title":"Just Above My Head","description":"\u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin's final novel is \"the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Not everything is lost. Responsibility cannot be lost, it can only be abdicated. If one refuses abdication, one begins again.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stark grief of a brother mourning a brother opens this stunning, unforgettable novel. Here, in a monumental saga of love and rage, James Baldwin goes back to Harlem, to the church of his groundbreaking novel \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, to the forbidden passion of \u003ci\u003eGiovanni's Room\u003c\/i\u003e, and to the political fire that enflames his nonfiction work. Here, too, the story of gospel singer Arthur Hall and his family becomes both a journey into another country of the soul and senses--and a living contemporary history of black struggle in this land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin \u003c\/b\u003e(1924-1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain, \u003c\/i\u003e appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collections \u003ci\u003eNotes of a Native Son \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Next Time \u003c\/i\u003ewere bestsellers that made him an influential figure in the growing civil rights movement. Baldwin spent much of his life in France, where he moved to escape the racism and homophobia of the United States. He died in France in 1987, a year after being made a Commander of the French Legion of Honor.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Delta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50590233461010,"sku":"9780385334563","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1a3b8f65-8356-4725-8bea-3be856d067a2.jpg?v=1732077805","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/just-above-my-head-9780385334563","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}