<Tr> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Td> 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pages </Th> <Td> 165 </Td> </Tr> <P> Notes of a Native Son is a non-fiction book by James Baldwin . It was his first non-fiction book, and was published in 1955 . The volume collects ten of Baldwin's essays, which had previously appeared in such magazines as Harper's Magazine, Partisan Review, and The New Leader . The essays mostly tackle issues of race in America and Europe . </P> <P> In spite of his father wanting him to be a preacher, Baldwin says he has always been a writer at heart . He is trying to find his path as a Negro writer; although he is not European, American culture is informed by that culture too--moreover he has to grapple with other black writers . Furthermore, Baldwin emphasizes the importance of his desire to be a good man and writer . </P>

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