Notes of a Native Son

Notes of a Native Son
First edition
AuthorJames Baldwin
LanguageEnglish
GenreEssays
PublisherBeacon Press
Publication date
November 21, 1955[1]
Publication placeUnited States
Pages165

Notes of a Native Son is a collection of ten essays by James Baldwin, published in 1955, mostly tackling issues of race in America and Europe.

The volume, as his first non-fiction book, compiles essays of Baldwin that had previously appeared in such magazines as Harper's Magazine, Partisan Review, and The New Leader.[2]

Notes of a Native Son is widely regarded as a classic of the autobiographical genre.[3] The Modern Library placed it at number 19 on its list of the 100 best 20th-century nonfiction books.[4]

  1. ^ "Books Today". The New York Times: 26. November 21, 1955.
  2. ^ James Baldwin (November 20, 2012) [1955]. Notes of a Native Son. Beacon Press. ISBN 978-0-8070-0624-5.
  3. ^ "Notes of a Native Son". encyclopedia.com. 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Modern Library Top 100 - Penguin Random House". sites.prh.com.