num_pages: 597
description: Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780140187991When Arthur Montana, world-renowned 'Emperor of Soul', is found dead in a London pub, his grief-stricken brother looks back over thirty years in the lives of their group of friends: from their childhood spent preaching and singing in Harlem churches, to their struggles with war and poverty, and their encounters with wealth, love and fame.Set against a vividly drawn background of the civil rights movement of the sixties, Baldwin's last novel is a monumental saga that ranges from New York to Paris, Korea to Africa to portray how profoundly racial politics can shape life, especially in the private business of love.
language: English
title: Just Above My Head
titlecomplete: Just Above My Head
genres: Fiction, American, Queer, LGBT, Literature, Classics, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Race, African American
ratings_count: 2599
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction (Hardcover)
publisher: Penguin Classics