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Encounter on the Seine: Essays

Encounter on the Seine: Essays

Baldwin, James

Hardcover

Series: James Baldwin Centennial

Literary CriticismFiction AnthologiesGeneral Sociology

Publisher Price: $20.00

ISBN10: 0807018678
ISBN13: 9780807018675
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: Aug 6 2024
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.10
Language: English
James Baldwin was born for truth. It called upon him to tell it on the mountains, to preach it in Harlem, to sing it on the Left Bank in Paris. . . . He was a giant. -- Maya Angelou

This collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin's 100th-year anniversary, delving into his years in France and Switzerland

Originally published in Notes of a Native Son, the essays, Encounter on the Seine: Black Meets Brown, A Question of Identity, Equal in Paris, and Stranger in the Village will appeal to readers interested in Baldwin's observations as a Black man overseas.

During his transformative time in Europe, Baldwin uncovers what it means to be American, immersing the reader in his life as a foreigner, his troubling encounter with a Parisian prison, and his unprecedented arrival to a tiny Swiss village.

This final collection in the Baldwin centennial anniversary series raises issues of identity, belonging, nationhood, and race within a global context. Encounter on the Seine: Essays showcases Baldwin's strengths as a storyteller, revealing how his years in Paris transformed his understanding of American identity.

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