{"product_id":"encounter-on-the-seine-essays-hardcover","title":"Encounter on the Seine: Essays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin's 100th-year anniversary, delving into his years in France and Switzerland \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in \u003ci\u003eNotes of a Native Son\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis final collection in the Baldwin centennial anniversary series raises issues of identity, belonging, nationhood, and race within a global context. \u003ci\u003eEncounter on the Seine: Essays \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases Baldwin's strengths as a storyteller, revealing how his years in Paris transformed his understanding of American identity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin \u003c\/b\u003e(1924-1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic, and one of America's foremost writers. His writing explores palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-twentieth-century America. A Harlem, New York, native, he primarily made his home in the south of France. He is the author of several novels and books of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eNotes of a Native Son\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGiovanni's Room\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnother Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf Beale Street Could Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJust Above My Head\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Next Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Name in the Street\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Evidence of Things Not Seen\u003c\/i\u003e, and of the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eJimmy's Blues\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751151862048,"sku":"9780807018675","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2543b7ced7d29e2328d725894b6a791a.webp?v=1779965809","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/encounter-on-the-seine-essays-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}