The Fire Next Time

New York: Dial, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. white cloth lettered in red. Near fine in chipped dust wrapper with loss as spine head and foot. 120 pages. 20.5 x 14 cm. His reputation has endured since his death and his work has been adapted for the screen to great acclaim. His mother never revealed who his biological father was, but he always considered his stepfather, simply "father" throughout his life.