Another country
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New York : Vintage International, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 1993.
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First Vintage International edition.
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436 pages ; 21 cm
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Published
New York : Vintage International, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 1993.
Format
Book
Edition
First Vintage International edition.
Language
English
UPC
9780679744719

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"Originally published in hardcover by The Dial Press, New York, in 1962"--Title page verso.
Description
Set in Greenwich Village, Harlem, and France, among other locales, Another Country is a novel of passions--sexual, racial, political, artistic--that is stunning for its emotional intensity and haunting sensuality, depicting men and women, blacks and whites, stripped of their masks of gender and race by love and hatred at the most elemental and sublime. In a small set of friends, Baldwin imbues the best and worst intentions of liberal America in the early 1970s.
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Jazz drummer Rufus Scott. Rufus begins a relationship with Leona, a white woman from the South. He introduces her to his social circle: struggling novelist Vivaldo; his successful mentor Richard, and Richard's wife Cass. Rufus becomes physically abusive of Leona; when she is admitted to a mental hospital, Rufus returns to Harlem and commits suicide. Vivaldo begins a relationship with Rufus' sister Ida, which is strained by racial tension and Ida's bitterness after her brother's death. Eric, Rufus's first male lover, returns to New York after living in France where he met his longtime lover Yves. Ida starts having an affair with Ellis, an advertising executive who promises to help with her career as a singer. Cass has an affair with Eric after he arrives in New York. -- adapted from online synopsis.
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Great American Read, 2018.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Baldwin, J. (1993). Another country (First Vintage International edition.). Vintage International, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. 1993. Another Country. Vintage International, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. Another Country Vintage International, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc, 1993.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Baldwin, James. Another Country First Vintage International edition., Vintage International, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 1993.

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