James Baldwin in France

Biography

Writer and activist James Baldwin (1924–1987) was born in and lived his entire childhood and adolescence in Harlem, New York City. He expatriated and lived most of his adult life in France, though he traveled frequently and had extended stays in other countries (Switzerland and Turkey). He lived in Paris for nine years and in Saint-Paul-de-Vence for 17 years.

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