America - by François Busnel (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>From the bestselling literary magazine that took France by storm after its launch in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, a collection of pieces by today's leading Francophone writers that constructs a unique map of America</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the bestselling literary magazine that took France by storm after its launch in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, a collection of pieces by today's leading Francophone writers that constructs a unique map of America</b><p>From Alexis de Tocqueville's <i>Democracy in America</i> to the moveable feasts of the Lost Generation, France and the United States have long shared a special relationship, defined as much by romantic fascination as occasional incomprehension. François Busnel, host of the acclaimed literary talk show <i>La Grande Librairie</i>, seeks to bridge this gap with America, a journal of literature and politics conceived in the aftermath of the election of Donald Trump, now available to English readers for the first time.</p> <p> In this insightful collection of pieces from the magazine, Alain Mabanckou sketches the outlines of his Los Angeles, where he finds a sense of belonging far from his home country of the Republic of the Congo. Leïla Slimani considers the ways #MeToo is shaping a new discourse around consent on college campuses, and Philippe Besson takes an old-fashioned road trip across the American heartland as he drives from Chicago to New Orleans. Joël Dicker traipses through Yellowstone National Park on the lookout for grizzlies, while Alice Zeniter wanders the scorching streets of Las Vegas on foot. Featuring a poignant interview with National Book Award winner Louise Erdrich and original work in English by luminaries including Richard Powers, Colum McCann, and Laura Kasischke, <i>America</i> suggests a new way of understanding the enduring relationship between France and the United States, one that has never been read in quite this way before. <p> From the streets of Manhattan to the Wyoming wilderness, across rural Pennsylvania's Amish country to the bright lights of Hollywood, <i>America</i> takes us on a criss-crossing road trip across the country as it archives accounts of the administration of the past four years and offers a moving testament to the essential power of literature to unite in times of division.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>America</i>: </b><p>"Busnel presents a fine anthology of essays originally published in the French quarterly <i>America</i> . . . The writers' varied approaches mean that, even for readers familiar with the issues at play, the pieces will be consistently entertaining. As such, an American audience should lap up this thought-provoking tour."<b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><p>"A form of sophisticated literary activism."<b>--<i>Literary Hub</i></b><p>"While we wait for the 'great works' inspired by the Trump era, the novelists and reporters at <i>America</i> will continue to discover the country that elected him, painting a picture while leaving prejudice to one side."<b>--<i>France-Amérique</i></b><p>"A kaleidoscopic reading list of a divided nation."<b>--<i>Columbia Journalism Review</i></b> <p> "Lucid and humanist, a political literary magazine in which today's most prestigious writers witness, each in their own ways, a disillusioned country."<b>--<i>L'Express</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>François Busnel</b> is a French journalist based in Paris. He has served as the Managing Editor for the magazine <i>Lire</i> and an editorialist for the weekly magazine <i>L'Express</i> and has hosted many radio shows for France Inter. Since 2008, he has hosted and produced the weekly literary talk show <i>La Grande Librairie</i>, broadcast in prime time on France 5. He created the magazine <i>America</i> in the days following the election of Donald Trump.
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