{"product_id":"encounter-on-the-seine-essays-james-baldwin-centennial","title":"Encounter on the Seine: Essays (James Baldwin Centennial)","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s 100th-year anniversary, delving into his years in France and Switzerland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51916976587032,"sku":"9780807018675","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/9780807018675.jpg?v=1775330132","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/encounter-on-the-seine-essays-james-baldwin-centennial","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}