{"product_id":"america-an-anthology-of-france-and-the-united-states-paperback","title":"America: An Anthology of France and the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrançois Busnel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling literary magazine that took France by storm after its launch in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, a collection of pieces by today's leading Francophone writers that constructs a unique map of America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Alexis de Tocqueville's \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in America\u003c\/i\u003e to the moveable feasts of the Lost Generation, France and the United States have long shared a special relationship, defined as much by romantic fascination as occasional incomprehension. François Busnel, host of the acclaimed literary talk show \u003ci\u003eLa Grande Librairie\u003c\/i\u003e, seeks to bridge this gap with America, a journal of literature and politics conceived in the aftermath of the election of Donald Trump, now available to English readers for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In this insightful collection of pieces from the magazine, Alain Mabanckou sketches the outlines of his Los Angeles, where he finds a sense of belonging far from his home country of the Republic of the Congo. Leïla Slimani considers the ways #MeToo is shaping a new discourse around consent on college campuses, and Philippe Besson takes an old-fashioned road trip across the American heartland as he drives from Chicago to New Orleans. Joël Dicker traipses through Yellowstone National Park on the lookout for grizzlies, while Alice Zeniter wanders the scorching streets of Las Vegas on foot. Featuring a poignant interview with National Book Award winner Louise Erdrich and original work in English by luminaries including Richard Powers, Colum McCann, and Laura Kasischke, \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e suggests a new way of understanding the enduring relationship between France and the United States, one that has never been read in quite this way before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the streets of Manhattan to the Wyoming wilderness, across rural Pennsylvania's Amish country to the bright lights of Hollywood, \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a criss-crossing road trip across the country as it archives accounts of the administration of the past four years and offers a moving testament to the essential power of literature to unite in times of division.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançois Busnel\u003c\/b\u003e is a French journalist based in Paris. He has served as the Managing Editor for the magazine \u003ci\u003eLire\u003c\/i\u003e and an editorialist for the weekly magazine \u003ci\u003eL'Express\u003c\/i\u003e and has hosted many radio shows for France Inter. Since 2008, he has hosted and produced the weekly literary talk show \u003ci\u003eLa Grande Librairie\u003c\/i\u003e, broadcast in prime time on France 5. He created the magazine \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e in the days following the election of Donald Trump.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45815649992901,"sku":"9780802149343","price":23.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/K1IcEOvWw9780802149343.webp?v=1781298504","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/america-an-anthology-of-france-and-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}