James Baldwin: The loves that shaped a literary giant

from Late Night Live — Full program podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

James Baldwin’s writing was inseparable from the people he loved, mentored and collaborated with. A new biography explores the intimate relationships that shaped his novels, essays and plays, and his role in Black and queer literary history.From Harlem and Paris, to Istanbul and the American South, it reveals the private life behind one of the 20th century’s most influential writers.Guest: Nicholas Boggs, author of Baldwin: A Love StoryProducer: Ali Benton

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