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Al encuentro del hombre

SEXTO PISO
JAMES BALDWIN, ANDRÉS CATALÁN
James Baldwin – Al encuentro del hombre
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Pages
270 pp.
Language
Spanish
Publisher
Sexto Piso
Year
2026
ISBN
9788410249929
Written by
James Baldwin and Andrés Catalán

Eight stories that show the visible and invisible forms of racism: in those who suffer it, in those who exercise it, and in those who look the other way

"There is no way not to suffer. But you try all kinds of ways not to drown in despair." The men and women in these eight stories understand this truth, and their stories illustrate the ingenious and often desperate ways they try to stay afloat. A declining jazz pianist who needs heroin to face his terror of pouring his life into an inanimate instrument. A God-fearing father who cannot forgive his son for being illegitimate. A black woman in love with a white man who knows he will leave her. A racist southern sheriff’s deputy who has put a blindfold on himself to soften the horrible childhood memory of the day his parents took him to see a jubilant mob murder a black man. These are some of the stories collected in this essential volume to understand the universe of the African American genius and the central themes of his work: the French exile and fear of return, the stormy relationship with his father and with religion, hidden or repressed homosexuality, belonging to American culture, the ongoing racist threat, and the false consciousness that derives from it. James Baldwin goes straight to the point with a lucidity and harshness that are sometimes painful. The boldness with which he writes and the recklessness with which he crosses the limits of what can be expressed leave an indelible mark on our memory.

"His prose emits a long and piercing cry as it takes off from the page like a fighter jet on a mission to drop a load of explosive truths over enemy territory, flying fast and low, risking hostile and friendly fire."
The Guardian

"If Van Gogh was our revered artist of the 19th century, James Baldwin is that of the 20th century."
Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient

Title
Al encuentro del hombre
Author
James Baldwin, Andrés Catalán
Publisher
Sexto Piso
Year
2026
Language
Español
Pages
270 pp.
ISBN
9788410249929
Categories
Ficción cómica , Historias cortas , Ficción contemporánea
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