Inhalt: Acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tóibín first read James Baldwin just after turning eighteen. He had completed his first year at an Irish university and was struggling to free himself from a religious upbringing. He had even considered entering a seminary and was searching for literature that would offer illumination and insight. Inspired by the novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain", Tóibín found a writer who would be a lifelong companion and exemplar.