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I have only finished the letter to his nephew, and already feel that Baldwin will be one of my favourite essayists going forward. If only I were not in the process of moving houses, I would have bought both this and Giovanni’s room immediately.

The anger, it’s heartbreaking. I cannot help but cry at the way Baldwin writes. Especially those first two pages of the essay - it’s both pain, and love, distilled 3