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spec: Where was he ? He recounts various topics about his life , which include his early childhood growing up in Harlem as a prodigious reader ; to his first sexual experiences and love affairs ; to his relationships with his mentor and friend Beauford Delaney and his idol Richard Wright ; leaving America and moving to Paris ; publishing his works , including Go Tell It On The Mountain and Giovanni ’ s Room ; friendships and rivalries with the likes of Marlon Brando , Lorraine Hansberry , Truman Capote , Norman Mailer , and Langston Hughes ; and his association with Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr ., Medgar Evers , Malcolm X , and the civil rights movement .