{"product_id":"encounter-on-the-seine-james-baldwin-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Baldwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807018678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807018675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"James Baldwin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45898941071615,"sku":"9780807018675","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89894740-0c13-45fa-a92d-a3261369c1d7.jpg?v=1721377487","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/encounter-on-the-seine-james-baldwin-9780807018675","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}