{"product_id":"encounter-on-the-seine-essays-9780807018675","title":"Encounter on the Seine: Essays","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875542208786,"sku":"9780807018675","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e100498-56ab-42e3-84e2-eb5d970535b3.jpg?v=1738290539","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/encounter-on-the-seine-essays-9780807018675","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}