Front Row - James Baldwin Centenary Special
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Colm Toibin, Bonnie Greer and Mendez join Samira Ahmed to celebrate the life and work of the American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin, author of the landmark gay novel Giovanni's Room, as part of a series of programmes on BBC Radio 4 and 3 marking the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Colm Toibin is author of the book On James Baldwin
Bonnie Greer is writing a memoir of her own personal encounter with James Baldwin
Mendez is author of the autobiographical novel Rainbow Milk
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Eliane Glaser, Ciaran Bermingham and Robyn Read
Other programmes marking the centenary:
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin is this week's Book at Bedtime on BBC Radio 4
The Lost Archives of James Baldwin - about how and why his personal effects ended up in a village in France - is on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 30 July at 4pm
James Baldwin's Words and Music is on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 4 August at 5.30pm and features special readings recorded by Adrian Lester set alongside music
Published on Monday, 29th July 2024.
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