The critical reception of James Baldwin in France
By: Rosa Bobia.
Series: American university studies, 68
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Baldwin, James, 1924- -- Criticism and interpretation -- History.; Baldwin, James, 1924- -- Appreciation -- France.; Baldwin, James, 1924- -- Bibliography.; American fiction -- Appreciation -- France.; African Americans in literature.
Description: James Baldwin's reputation has to a large extent been studied as an isolated American phenomenon. This book-length study is the first that examines the large body of criticism by French-language critics. The wealth of documents makes possible the comparison of African critics of French expression of African-American literature and allows for comparisons of Francophone and American critics as well.

James Baldwin is the most intensely studied author in France among the postwar group of African-American authors since Richard Wright. This study shows that the complex and substantive reasons for Baldwin's success go beyond the obvious interest of the French in African-American literature and his intermittent stay in France for nearly four decades.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [75]-159) and indexes.