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James Baldwin (1924-1987) wrote some of the most influential American books of the 20th Century, including "Another Country," "Giovanni's Room" and "Notes of a Native Son." Ayana Mathis ("The Unsettled") and Viet Thanh Nguyen ("A Man of Two Faces") discussed the influence of Baldwin's work on writers of all stripes with Eric Deggans at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
For transcript and more information, visit loc.gov/item/webcast-11483
James Baldwin (1924-1987) wrote some of the most influential American books of the 20th Century, including "Another Country," "Giovanni's Room" and "Notes of a Native Son." Ayana Mathis ("The Unsettled") and Viet Thanh Nguyen ("A Man of Two Faces") discussed the influence of Baldwin's work on writers of all stripes with Eric Deggans at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
For transcript and more information, visit loc.gov/item/webcast-11483
