Publisher dial press publication date 1963 media type hardcover pages 128 isbn 0 679 74472 x vintage books 1994 the fire next time is a 1963 non fiction book by james baldwin containing two essays my dungeon shook letter to my nephew on the one hundredth anniversary of the emancipation and down at the cross letter from a region of my mind the books title comes from a . Its shocking how little has changed between the races in this country since 1963 when james baldwin published this coolly impassioned plea to end the racial nightmare the fire next time even the title is beautiful resonant and incendiary do i really want to be integrated into a burning house. A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963 the fire next time galvanized the nation publisher vintage reissue edition sept 17 2013 sold by random house canada incorp language english asin b00egmv00w text to speech enabled x ray enabled word wise enabled enhanced typesetting enabled customer reviews 49 out of 5 stars 54 customer ratings amazon bestsellers . A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963 the fire next time galvanized the nation published by vintage dec 01 1992 128 pages 5 3 16 x 8 isbn 9780679744726 category nonfiction classics hardcover 2200 published by modern library jul 06 2021 144 pages 4 11 16 x 7 1 4 isbn 9780679601517 category domestic politics ebook 1199 published by vintage sep 17