Talk:James Baldwin (writer)
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"[...] he considered his stepfather, David Baldwin, as his only father figure. John, a factory worker and a store-front preacher, was allegedly very cruel at home, which the young Baldwin hated." - His stepfather, who was indeed a factory worker and preacher, was named David, so why is the name John also written here?
"Most of Baldwin's work deals with racial and sexual issues, especially in the United States. - what does this mean? Why "Especially in the United States"? Does this mean the work he wrote outside of the US doesn't deal with racial and sexual issues? -- Zoe
- Eh, more sloppy writing I did. What I meant was that he's most concerned with those issues in the U.S., as compared to, say, in France. My notes are old and sketchy, though, so I can't back that up with specific essays dealing with the subjects. Maybe I should take it out? Koyaanis Qatsi
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- Good to see you back. Maybe take out "especially in the United States"? -- Zoe
What's with this kind of stuff?
"Baldwin, like many American authors of the time, left to live in Europe for an extended period of time beginning in 1948. His first destination was Paris where Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Richard Wright, and many others had lived during their writing careers."
"While there, he mentored Mount Holyoke College future playwright Suzan-Lori Parks..."
"In 2005 the USPS created a First-Class Postage Stamp dedicated to him which featured him on the front, and on the back of the peeling paper had a short biography. One of Baldwin's richest short stories, "Sonny's Blues," appears in many anthologies of short fiction used in introductory college literature classes."
It continues all over the page. I must say, it's quite distracting. :) editing. Ian-sama 19:34, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Who is John?
Instead, he considered his stepfather, David Baldwin, as his only father figure. John, a factory worker and a store-front preacher, was allegedly very cruel at home, which the young Baldwin hated.
According to the article he never met his biological father, and his step father's name is David. So, who is John? - Jeeny Talk 22:55, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Upheaval
I'm beginning a series of massive edits here, as I hope to complete a large amount of research and do away with these numerous fact tags. If there are any issues, I'll bring them here first. María (críticame) 12:11, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Page still badly needs editing. I don't see why a citation is particularly needed for the fact that some novels contain black and white and straight and gay characters, when you only need to open the novels. On the other hand, a citation is surely needed for the opinion that Cleaver's "attack" on Baldwin was "homophobic". I am also puzzled by the statement that an essay by Baldwin deals with issues in "novel" form ('Down at the Cross').38.105.157.199 (talk) 15:00, 28 January 2008 (UTC)KD
