{"product_id":"encounter-on-the-seine-essays","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.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47993407275197,"sku":"BS-TC0-018675","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780807018675-HD.jpg?v=1786713172","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/encounter-on-the-seine-essays","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}