Another Country (Penguin Modern Classics)

A masterwork... an almost unbearable tumultuous blood-pounding experience Washinton PostWhen Another Country appeared in 1962 it caused a literary sensation. James Baldwins masterly story of desire hatred and violence opens with the unforgettable character of Rufus Scott a scavenging Harlem jazz musician adrift in New York. Self-destructive bad and brilliant he draws us into a Bohemian underworld pulsing with heat music and sex where desperate and dangerous characters betray love and test each other to the limit.In Another Country Baldwin created the essential American drama of the century Colm Tóibín Review A masterwork... an almost unbearable tumultuous blood-pounding experience ―Washington PostBaldwin is one of the few genuinely indispensable American writers ―Saturday ReviewA delicate and fine-tuned talent... The book reveals Baldwins immense will and professionalism ―The New YorkerLet our novelists read Mr Baldwin and tremble. There is a whirlwind loose in the land ―Sunday TimesInAnother Country Baldwin created the essential American drama of the century -- Colm Tóibín About the Author Born in Harlem in 1924 James Baldwin was a novelist essayist playwright poet social critic and the author of more than twenty books. His first novelGo Tell It on the Mountain appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews and his essay collectionThe Fire Next Time was a bestseller that made him an influential figure in the civil rights movement. Baldwin spent many years in France where he moved to escape the racism and homophobia of the United States. He died in 1987.Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy in 1955. He is the author of nine novels includingThe Master Brooklyn The Testament of Mary andNora Webster and most recentlyHouse of Names. His work has been shortlisted for the Booker three times won the Costa Novel Award and the Impac Award. He has also published two collections of stories and many works of non-fiction. He lives in Dublin.