A talk by James Campbell author of, Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin, first published by Faber in 1991 and reissued by Polygon in 2021. The talk explores Campbell's encounters with the American writer through ten 'objects'. It includes Campbell's reflections on commissioning Baldwin to write for the journal he edited, New Edinburgh Review, in 1979. It also recounts his memories of interviewing Baldwin at the Edinburgh Book Festival in 1985.

For James Campbell's biography please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9KhKcQn8g8

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