James Baldwin

James Arthur Baldwin (English: James Arthur Baldwin, August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987) was an American writer and social activist who was widely praised for his social commentary, novels, poems and plays. As a black man and a homosexual, many of Baldwin's works focus on racial issues and the sexual liberation movement in the United States in the mid-20th century. His representative works include the novels "The Sound of the Mountain", "Giovanni's Room", "Another Country", etc.