Baldwin, Styron, and me / Mélikah Abdelmoumen ; translated from the French by Catherine Khordoc.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abdelmoumen, Mélikah, author.

Contributor:

Khordoc, Catherine, translator.

Series:

Biblioasis international translation series ; 52.

Biblioasis international translation series ; 52

Standardized Title:

Baldwin, Styron et moi. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Styron, William, 1925-2006--Friends and associates.

Styron, William.

Styron, William, 1925-2006--Criticism and interpretation.

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987--Friends and associates.

Baldwin, James.

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987--Criticism and interpretation.

Race in literature.

Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

Authors, American--20th century.

Authors, American.

Cultural appropriation.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

177 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, [2025]

Language Note:

In English, translated from the French.

Summary:

"In 1961, James Baldwin spent several months in William Styron's guest house. The two wrote during the day, then spent evenings confiding in each other and talking about race in America. During one of those conversations, Baldwin is said to have convinced his friend to write, in first person, the story of the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner. 'The confessions of Nat Turner' was published to critical acclaim, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1968, and also creating outrage in part of the African American community. Decades later, the controversy around cultural appropriation, identity, and the rights and responsibilities of the writer still resonates. In 'Baldwin, Styron, and me,' Mélikah Abdelmoumen considers the writers' surprising yet vital friendship from her standpoint as a racialized woman torn by the often unidimensional versions of her own identity put forth by today's politics and media. Considering questions of identity, race, equity, and the often contentious public debates about these topics, Abdelmoumen works to create a space where the answers are found by first learning how to listen--even in disagreement"--Inside cover flap.

Contents:

Me, them, you, us

William and James

William and Nat

The polemic

The debate

In the after-Nat

In the place of the Other

Baldwin, Styron, and us.

Notes:

Translation of: Baldwin, Styron et moi.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781771966269

1771966262

OCLC:

1424602972