{"product_id":"america-franois-busnel-9780802149343","title":"America: An Anthology of France and the United States","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fran輟is Busnel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802149340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802149343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press, Black Cat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2020\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fran輟is Busnel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995601961215,"sku":"9780802149343","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3225ae56-7771-4382-a76f-45c2184000bf.jpg?v=1683336734","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/america-franois-busnel-9780802149343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}