An unfinished memoir by this author inspired a 2016 documentary by Raoul Peck.
In an allusion to the Book of Isaiah, this author described a "cup of trembling" that glowed and shook as the title character plays the piano at the end of a short story. An unfinished memoir by this author inspired a 2016 documentary by Raoul Peck. An essay by this author recounts his meeting with Elijah Muhammad, and analyzes the growing appeal of the Nation of Islam. The documentary I Am Not Your Negro focuses on this author of "Sonny's Blues," who wrote a book containing the essays "Down at the Cross" and "My Dungeon Shook," as well as a novel set on the fourteenth birthday of John Grimes. For 10 points, name this African-American author of The Fire Next Time and the novel Go Tell It on the Mountain.
In an allusion to the Book of Isaiah, this author described a "cup of trembling" that glowed and shook as the title character plays the piano at the end of a short story.
James Baldwin