Nov. 28, 1998: 46

‘Michael Tanner’

Michael Tanner selects Baldwin’s Collected Essays as one of his favourite recent publications.

“My first choice must be James Baldwin’s Collected Essays…, which not only includes such classics as ‘Nobody Knows My Name’ and ‘The Fire Next Time’, but many other writings of extraordinary intelligence and rhetorical power. Baldwin is still a shamefully under-rated figure, so I hope this edition is readily available in this country.”