James Baldwin Ran Toward the Fire
Seventy years ago, Baldwin left Paris because he couldn’t look away. I, too, have learned that when you live abroad, you see your own country with a clarity your compatriots do not
Alison Langley
Journalist/author in Switzerland. Avid hiker and gatherer of alpine flowers & mushrooms. Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets A Phone from Dedalus Books out now @IrishWriterCtr Novel Fair Finalist.
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