{"product_id":"encounter-on-the-seine","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.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57195459641726,"sku":"NW9780807018675","price":14.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780807018675.jpg?v=1778549634","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/encounter-on-the-seine","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}