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Just Above My Head by James Baldwin · Booklabria

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Just Above My Head

Romans, nouvellesBrothers

Just Above My Head

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First published: 1979
Editions: 17 in 2 languages

Synopsis

This sprawling drama traces the passage of three individuals through the events of the nineteen-fifties, sixties, and seventies from the Apollo in Harlem to the Olympia in Paris. Love and courage bind a former child evangelist, a famous gospel singer, and the latter's manager-brother.

Subjects: Romans, nouvelles
Brothers
Gay men
African American men
African American families
Homosexuels masculins
Set in: New York

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17 in 2 languages

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English15 German1

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