Two searing essays on race, faith, and America's coming reckoning, opening with a letter to Baldwin's young nephew.
Books that mention The Fire Next Time (5)
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “he gave her a list of books. The Fire Next Time … She stood by the library shelf and skimmed the opening chapter, braced for boredom”
On James Baldwin by Colm Tóibín: “Two years later, he published two long essays in a book with the title The Fire Next Time”
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy: “the publisher is grateful for permission to reproduce an extract from The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin”
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami: “I couldn't give up her copy of The Fire Next Time on my bedside table, the margins filled with notes”
Normal People by Sally Rooney: “He followed her into the study last week while she was looking for a copy of The Fire Next Time to lend him.”