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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 106 pages and is available in paperback format. The fire next time study guide literature guide litcharts. The national reckoning that we now know as the fire next time begins with baldwins salvation. James baldwin 19241987 was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. The glow from the fire next time the new york times. Dec 25, 2017 the national reckoning that we now know as the fire next time begins with baldwins salvation.
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