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<p>In a small Southern town, a white man murders a black man, then throws his body in the weeds. With this act of violence—which is loosely based on the notorious 1955 killing of Emmett Till—James Baldwin launches an unsparing and at times agonizing probe of the wounds of race. For where once a white storekeeper could have shot a "boy" like Richard Henry with impunity, times have changed. And centuries of brutality and fear, patronage and contempt, are about to erupt in a moment of truth as devastating as a shotgun blast.</p> <p>In his award-winning play, Baldwin turns a murder and its aftermath into an inquest in which even the most well-intentioned whites are implicated—and in which even a killer receives his share of compassion.</p> <p>From the murder that marks its opening scene to the scathing dialogue that transforms racism in America from an abstraction to a palpable emotion that grips the heart, this award-winning play touches us all with its rare humanity and with its piercing vision of our nation, our times, and ourselves. </p>

Who reads Blues for Mister Charlie : A Play?

Author

Baldwin, James

Publisher

Vintage International

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780804149747

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Criticism, Drama, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.09 / 5 (960 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13