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Highlights
- 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 many others.
- About the Author: James Campbell is the author of Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin (California, 2002), This Is the Beat Generation: New York, San Francisco, Paris (California, 2001), and Invisible Country: A Journey through Scotland (1990).
- 304 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, General
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About the Book
This is the first book to explore the English-language literary scene in Paris after World War II, including the intersecting lives of Richard Wright, Samuel Beckett, James Baldwin, and Maurice Girodias.Book Synopsis
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 many others. James Campbell provides a fresh look at Samuel Beckett's early career; reveals the facts behind the publication of the scandalous best-seller The Story of O; and tells the poignant story of Richard Wright's years in exile. He captures the sense of deliverance that Wright, so accustomed to daily humiliations in his own country, experienced during his sojourn on the Left Bank, where, for the first time in his life, he was treated as a great man of letters. Here, too, are all the circumstances surrounding Wright's mysterious death, which many close to him regarded as suspicious.Review Quotes
"Campbell attains an overview permitting him--better than anyone else, to my knowledge--to bring together writers who are almost always considered independently....The study is invaluable in that Campbell cares deeply about how these writers tried to cope, in their daily lives, with the powerful forces their writings had liberated."--John Taylor, "Times Literary Supplement"
About the Author
James Campbell is the author of Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin (California, 2002), This Is the Beat Generation: New York, San Francisco, Paris (California, 2001), and Invisible Country: A Journey through Scotland (1990). He works for the Times Literary Supplement.Dimensions (Overall): 8.93 Inches (H) x 5.98 Inches (W) x .77 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.05 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: General
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback
Author: James Campbell
Language: English
Street Date: February 1, 2003
TCIN: 85173105
UPC: 9780520234413
Item Number (DPCI): 247-61-5692
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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