{"product_id":"the-fire-next-time-9780679601517","title":"The Fire Next Time","description":"At once a powerful evocation of his childhood in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, The Fire Next Time, which galvanized the nation in the early days of the Civil Rights movement, stands as one of the essential works of our literature. (Vintage)February\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin (1924-1987) \u003c\/b\u003ewas a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published 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 in order 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":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619420016914,"sku":"9780679601517","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_126d23f0-5f4e-4a7c-af94-cf841a151bfc.jpg?v=1737282553","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fire-next-time-9780679601517","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}