Letter to the Americans

by Jean Cocteau

Book Overview

In 1949, Jean Cocteau spent twenty days in New York, and began composing on the plane ride home this essay filled with the vivid impressions of his trip. With his unmistakable prose and graceful wit, he compares and contrasts French and American culture: the different values they place on art, literature, liberty, psychology, and dreams. Cocteau sees the incredibly buoyant hopes in America's promise, while at the same time warning of the many ills...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811231593
• ISBN13: 9780811231596
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.3" x 7.1"