" Mountain is the book I had to write if I was ever going to write anything else. The loosely autobiographical tale focused on the life of a young man growing up in Harlem grappling with father issues and his religion. ![]() 'Go Tell It on the Mountain'Ä«aldwin had his first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, published in 1953. The move marked the beginning of his life as a "transatlantic commuter," dividing his time between France and the United States. I must deal with both," Baldwin once told The New York Times. ![]() "Once I found myself on the other side of the ocean, I see where I came from very clearly.I am the grandson of a slave, and I am a writer. The shift in location freed Baldwin to write more about his personal and racial background. Three years later, Baldwin made a dramatic change in his life and moved to Paris on another fellowship.
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