"Just Above My Head" Paperback by James Baldwin

Title: "Just Above My Head" by James Baldwin

"Just Above My Head" is the sixth and last novel by James Baldwin, published in 1979. The novel was written during Baldwin's time in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, around the same period he contributed to "Black Fire Accounts of the Guerrilla War in Rhodesia."

The novel narrates the life story of a group of friends, covering various themes and experiences, including preaching in Harlem, incest, war, poverty, and the civil rights struggle. Notably, the narrative mentions South Africa under apartheid, reflecting Baldwin's awareness of the struggles for liberation in Southern Africa during that time.

Used but good condition.

- Publisher: Penguin Classics (27 Oct. 1994)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 608 pages
- ISBN-10: 0140187995
- ISBN-13: 978-0140187991
- Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.6 x 19.8 cm

Every piece in the shop gathers around “18 Rue de Tournon”: Zimbabwe’s liberation movement, James Baldwin, and Café Tournon in Paris.

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