{"product_id":"encounter-on-the-seine-essays-james-baldwin-centennial","title":"Encounter on the Seine: Essays (James Baldwin Centennial)","description":"\"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\n\nThis collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s 100th-year anniversary, delving into his years in France and Switzerland\n\nOriginally 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.\n\nDuring 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.\n\nThis 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0807018678\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: HBSV.0807018678.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Baldwin, James\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition and has little to no writing, underlining, and or highlighting. Cover may have some cosmetic wear.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Happy Book Stack ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52181318992173,"sku":"HBSV.0807018678.VG","price":5.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/6799\/6205\/files\/0807018678-0.jpg?v=1782333613","url":"https:\/\/www.thehappybookstack.com\/products\/encounter-on-the-seine-essays-james-baldwin-centennial","provider":"The Happy Book Stack ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}