Stranger in the Village
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"Stranger in the Village" is an essay by African-American novelist James Baldwin about his experiences in Leukerbad, Switzerland, after he nearly suffered a breakdown. The essay was originally publish
Leukerbad, Switzerland
Notes of a Native Son
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Notes of a Native Son is a book of ten essays written by James Baldwin, first published in 1955. It was his debut nonfiction book, and it explores deep and personal themes, especially focusing on race
Stranger in the Village
…Switzerland, after he nearly suffered a breakdown. The essay was originally published in Harper's Magazine, October 1953, and later in his 1955 collection, Notes of a Native Son. In the summer of 1951, Baldwin almost suffered a breakdown, for which his partner, Swiss painter Lucien Happersberger, took him to an established Swiss…
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