A Stranger in the Village: Two Centuries of African-American Travel Writing - Hardcover

Griffin, Farah; Fish, Cheryl J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080707120X ISBN 13: 9780807071205

Publisher: Beacon Press, 1998

Synopsis

A compilation of accounts of foreign travel by African Americans includes the works of James Baldwin, Angela Davis, and Langston Hughes

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In Emerge Magazine Victoria Valentine writes

"The Title, A Stranger in the Village, is derived from James Baldwin's essay of the same name, from Notes of a Native Son. The peice begins: `From all available evidence no black man had ever set foot in this tiny Swiss village before I came.' The collection is sound evidence that for almost every corner of the world, that statement no longer holds true." --Victoria Valentine

The July issue of Ebony includes the book in their "Bookshelf" section.

It's the "Book of the Month" in the August issue of Conde Nast Traveler.

The July/August issue of Hope Magazine calls it . . .

"Accessible and inspirational. They carry you away in place and time, and there is truly something here for everyone, from history buffs to political activists, to fans of jazz and contempprary poetry. This volume introduces us to relatively unknown writers, and also reminds us of the astoni! ! shing power of the old favorites."

The June 7 issue of The Miami Herald says:

"Baldwin's astute observation that `this world will never be white again,' could not be more obvious in this collection of essays and recollections culled from letters, diaries, travel guides, lectures, dispatches and reports. Almost 50 voices weigh in here, including those of Martin Luther King, Jr., Countee Cullen, Richard Wright, W.E.B. Du Bois and Audre Lord."

American Way calls it:

"[An] interesting collection. Writings here rely less on descriptions of scenery than on the experiences of African Americans abroad."

In Publishers Weekly:

"This exceptionally rich collection brings together memoirs, exerpts from books and diaries, pamphlets, personal letters and lectures written by African Americans during the 19th and 20th Centuries about their travels. "

And Sojourner: The Women's Forum says:

"This is a fun book to read."

Edition details

• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080707120X
• ISBN 13: 9780807071205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304