Exiled in Paris: Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Samuel Beckett, and Others on the Left Bank

by James Campbell

Book Overview

Exiled in Paris provides a compelling look at the personalities who fueled the literary and philosophical dramas of postwar Paris: James Baldwin, Alexander Trocchi, Boris Vian, Maurice Girodias, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689121725
• ISBN13: 9780689121722
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating reading

After the end of the Second World War, a number of African Americans, including many of our most talented intellectuals, decided that America was just not a sufficiently hospitable home. Those who could left for Europe. Many, landed in Paris, which provided a far more civilized society.Literary giants like James Baldwin, Richard Wright and other intellectuals found a place where their worth was determined by things more significant than skin color. This is the story of their experiences.Another book worth searching for.