{"product_id":"tell-me-how-long-the-trains-been-gone","title":"Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone","description":"\u003cb\u003eA major work of American literature from a major American writer that powerfully portrays the anguish of being Black in a society that at times seems poised on the brink of total racial war. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Baldwin is one of the few genuinely indispensable American writers.\" --\u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the height of his theatrical career, the actor Leo Proudhammer is nearly felled by a heart attack. As he hovers between life and death, Baldwin shows the choices that have made him enviably famous and terrifyingly vulnerable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor between Leo's childhood on the streets of Harlem and his arrival into the intoxicating world of the theater lies a wilderness of desire and loss, shame and rage. An adored older brother vanishes into prison. There are love affairs with a white woman and a younger black man, each of whom will make irresistible claims on Leo's loyalty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone\u003c\/i\u003e is overpowering in its vitality and extravagant in the intensity of its feeling.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0375701893\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780375701894\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Baldwin, James\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Feb 1998)","offer_id":46081298366661,"sku":"9780375701894","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780375701894.jpg?v=1776044807","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/tell-me-how-long-the-trains-been-gone","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}