Errant Kinship, Traveling Song: James Baldwin’s <i>Just Above My Head</i>

This article considers James Baldwin’s last published novel, Just Above My Head (1979), as the culmination of his exploration of kinship, reflecting on the ways distance and loss characterize African-American familial relations. By analyzing Baldwin’s representation of Hall Montana’s relationship to...

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Main Author: Jenny M. James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Manchester University Press 2017-10-01
Series:James Baldwin Review
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Online Access:https://jbr.openlibrary.manchester.ac.uk/index.php/jbr/article/view/44