Just above My Head

James Baldwin

Overview

This Is The Ficional Story Of The Great Gospel Singer Arthur Montana. Arthur Was Found Dead In The Basement Of A London Pub At The Age Of Thirty-nine, Yet He Lives On In This Memoir. Written By Hall, His Brother And Manager, It Is In Part A Subtle And Moving Study Of The Treacherous Ebb And Flow Of Memory. Set Against A Vividly Drawn Background Of The Civil Rights Movement Of The Sixties, Just Above My Head Explores How Arthur Discovers His Love For Jimmy - 'with His Smile Like A Lantern And A Voice Like Saturday Nights' - And Portrays How Profoundly Racial Politics Can Shape The Private Business Of Love.

Details
Penguin Books, Limited
9780141963808
N/A
1994
EN
608 pages
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