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This author described the “dreadful abyss” that is “the American experience” while observing children collecting donations for missionaries in a Swiss village. A novel by this author is set on what the narrator calls “the night which is leading me to the most terrible morning of my life.” This author encouraged his nephew “we can make America what America must become” in an essay written as a letter. In a novel by (20[1])this author, the title character is executed for killing the bar owner (*) Guillaume after his gay affair with the American man David. In an essay, this author recounts having dinner with Elijah Muhammad and learning about the Nation of Islam. For 10 points, name this author of Giovanni’s Room and The Fire Next Time. ■END■

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