{"product_id":"encounter-on-the-seine-isbn-9780807018675","title":"Encounter on the Seine","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s 100th-year anniversary, delving into his years in France and Switzerland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.Encounter on the Seine:\u003cbr\u003eBlack Meets Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Question of Identity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqual in Paris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStranger in the Village“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.”\u003cbr\u003e—Maya Angelou\u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin \u003c\/b\u003e(1924–1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic, and one of America’s foremost writers. His writing explores palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-twentieth-century America. A Harlem, New York, native, he primarily made his home in the south of France. He is the author of several novels and books of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eNotes of a Native Son\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGiovanni’s Room\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnother Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf Beale Street Could Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJust Above My Head\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Next Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Name in the Street\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Evidence of Things Not Seen\u003c\/i\u003e, and of the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eJimmy’s Blues\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304606224613,"sku":"NP9780807018675","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807018675.jpg?v=1767726254","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/encounter-on-the-seine-isbn-9780807018675","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}