# Just Above My Head

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- Authors: [James Baldwin](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-baldwin)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 1994-10-27

## Description

This is the fictional story of the great gospel singer Arthur Montana. Arthur was found dead in the basement of a London pub at the age of thirty-nine, yet he lies on in this memoir. Written by Hall, his brother and manager, it is in part a subtle and moving study of the treacherous ebb and flow of memory. Set against a vividly drawn background of the civil rights movement of the sixties, Just Above My Head explores how Arthur discovers his love for Jimmy - 'with his smile like a lantern and a voice like Saturday nights' - and portrays how profoundly racial politics can shape the private business of love.

## Editions

### Just Above My Head

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-18-3731-714-1
- Published: 2026-09-29
- Language: en_GB

### Just Above My Head

- Publisher: delta
- ISBN: 978-03-8533-456-3
- Pages: 592
- Published: 2000-06-13
- Language: en_US

### Just Above My Head

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4196-380-8
- Published: 1994-10-27
- Language: en_GB

### Just Above My Head

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4018-799-1
- Pages: 608
- Published: 1994-10-27
- Language: en_GB