#5 James Baldwin's Sonny's Blues: lessons on life and suffering

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In this episode of the critical edition podcast, we are discussing James Baldwin's most well known piece of short fiction, Sonny's Blues. We'll talk about Baldwin's non-fiction work, historical context, and finally provide our analysis of the work.CW: racism, drug use

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