Length8h 56m
About this audiobook
"To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost all of the time."
Born into the poverty of 1920s Harlem and the shadow of a stepfather’s strict pulpit, James Baldwin became the uncompromising moral conscience of the Western world. James Baldwin: The Defiant Witness is an epic biography exploring his journey from prodigy boy preacher and Greenwich Village bohemian to Parisian exile, civil rights frontline witness, and global literary icon.
Spanning over 8 hours of immersive audio narration, this volume captures the unresolved complexity of a visionary who dismantled America's myths while championing the revolutionary power of love.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length8 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 26, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
11. Chapter 1: Harlem and the Early Shadows (1924–1938)
22. Chapter 2: The Pulpit and the Pen (1938–1944)
33. Chapter 3: Greenwich Village and the Search for Voice (1944–1948)
44. Chapter 4: Flight to Paris (1948–1953)
55. Chapter 5: Identity and European Solitude (1953–1957)
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66. Chapter 6: Return to the American Frontline (1957–1962)
77. Chapter 7: The Fire and the Movement (1963–1965)
88. Chapter 8: Grief, Fractures, and Transition (1965–1970)
99. Chapter 9: The Haven of Saint-Paul de Vence (1970–1979)
1010. Chapter 10: The Last Testament and Eternal Voice (1980–1987)
1111. Special Note
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