{"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":43976825340003,"sku":"9780807018675","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/7515\/0179\/files\/imageloader_d28a3816-0966-40d3-ba50-849cbaf7d7a7.jpg?v=1769876075","url":"https:\/\/redricebooks.com\/products\/encounter-on-the-seine-essays","provider":"Red Rice Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}