{"product_id":"america-an-anthology-of-france-and-the-united-states-paperback","title":"America: An Anthology of France and the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrançois Busnel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling literary magazine that took France by storm after its launch in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, a collection of pieces by today's leading Francophone writers that constructs a unique map of America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Alexis de Tocqueville's \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in America\u003c\/i\u003e to the moveable feasts of the Lost Generation, France and the United States have long shared a special relationship, defined as much by romantic fascination as occasional incomprehension. François Busnel, host of the acclaimed literary talk show \u003ci\u003eLa Grande Librairie\u003c\/i\u003e, seeks to bridge this gap with America, a journal of literature and politics conceived in the aftermath of the election of Donald Trump, now available to English readers for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In this insightful collection of pieces from the magazine, Alain Mabanckou sketches the outlines of his Los Angeles, where he finds a sense of belonging far from his home country of the Republic of the Congo. Leïla Slimani considers the ways #MeToo is shaping a new discourse around consent on college campuses, and Philippe Besson takes an old-fashioned road trip across the American heartland as he drives from Chicago to New Orleans. Jo l Dicker traipses through Yellowstone National Park on the lookout for grizzlies, while Alice Zeniter wanders the scorching streets of Las Vegas on foot. Featuring a poignant interview with National Book Award winner Louise Erdrich and original work in English by luminaries including Richard Powers, Colum McCann, and Laura Kasischke, \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e suggests a new way of understanding the enduring relationship between France and the United States, one that has never been read in quite this way before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the streets of Manhattan to the Wyoming wilderness, across rural Pennsylvania's Amish country to the bright lights of Hollywood, \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a criss-crossing road trip across the country as it archives accounts of the administration of the past four years and offers a moving testament to the essential power of literature to unite in times of division.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançois Busnel\u003c\/b\u003e is a French journalist based in Paris. He has served as the Managing Editor for the magazine \u003ci\u003eLire\u003c\/i\u003e and an editorialist for the weekly magazine \u003ci\u003eL'Express\u003c\/i\u003e and has hosted many radio shows for France Inter. Since 2008, he has hosted and produced the weekly literary talk show \u003ci\u003eLa Grande Librairie\u003c\/i\u003e, broadcast in prime time on France 5. He created the magazine \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e in the days following the election of Donald Trump.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757553123616,"sku":"9780802149343","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0994a2c178eab22bf7aa9fbd35c4285d.webp?v=1780105143","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/america-an-anthology-of-france-and-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}