Just Above My Head -- James Baldwin

<b>James Baldwin's final novel is "the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers" (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>).</b> <p/><i>"Not everything is lost. Responsibility cannot be lost, it can only be abdicated. If one refuses abdication, one begins again."</i> <p/>The 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 <i>Go Tell It on the Mountain</i>, to the forbidden passion of <i>Giovanni's Room</i>, 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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> James Baldwin<br><b>Publisher:</b> Delta<br><b>Published:</b> 06/13/2000<br><b>Pages:</b> 592<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.05lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.30d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780385334563<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New Yorker (The)</i> 02/09/2009 pg. 108<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>James Baldwin </b>(1924-1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, <i>Go Tell It on the Mountain, </i> appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collections <i>Notes of a Native Son </i>and <i>The Fire Next Time </i>were bestsellers that made