Encounter on the Seine Essays (James Baldwin Centennial)

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Free Download Encounter on the Seine: Essays (James Baldwin Centennial) by James Baldwin
English | August 6, 2024 | ISBN: 0807018678 | 120 pages | EPUB | 0.41 Mb
"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

This collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin's 100th-year anniversary, delving into his years in France and Switzerland
Originally published in Notes of a Native Son, 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.
During 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.
This final collection in the Baldwin centennial anniversary series raises issues of identity, belonging, nationhood, and race within a global context. Encounter on the Seine: Essays showcases Baldwin's strengths as a storyteller, revealing how his years in Paris transformed his understanding of American identity.

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