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   Who wrote Stranger in the village?

   • " 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 published in Harper's Magazine, October 1953, and later in his 1955 collection, Notes of a Native Son.

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   When did 'Stranger in the village' come out?

   • “Stranger in the Village” first appeared in Harper’s Magazine in 1953, and then in the essay collection “Notes of a Native Son,” in 1955. It recounts the experience of being black in an all-white village. It begins with a sense of an extreme journey, like Charles Darwin’s in the Galápagos or Tété-Michel Kpomassie’s in Greenland.

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   What is the legacy of 'Stranger in the village'?

   • The legacy of "Stranger in the Village" is tied to the legacy and reception of the book in which it is featured, Notes of a Native Son. The book is widely regarded as a classic of the black autobiographical genre. The Modern Library placed it at number 19 on its list of the 100 best 20th-century nonfiction books.

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   How does Baldwin feel about the villagers?

   • The villagers are extremely curious about his physical features, and some touch his hair or rub his skin to see if the color will come off. Baldwin knows the villagers do not mean to insult him, but this does not make him feel much better. Baldwin’s experience in the Swiss village is one of absolute isolation.

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   What does being in the village mean?

   • Being in the village reminds Baldwin of the fact that white Americans are in their essence “discontented Europeans.” He reflects on the fact that African Americans have had their past stolen in a way that makes them unique among black people—and indeed all people—of the world.

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   What part of the essay focuses on the Swiss village?

   • The part of the essay that focusses on the Swiss village is both bemused and sorrowful. Baldwin is alert to the absurdity of being a writer from New York who is considered in some way inferior by Swiss villagers, many of whom have never travelled. But, later in the essay, when he writes about race in America, he is not at all bemused.

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   Everyone in the village knows Baldwin’s name and knows that he is friends with a local woman and her son in whose chalet he is staying. However, he remains a “stranger” in the eyes of the village, evidenced by the little children who shout “ Neger!

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   Summary. Leukerbad, Switzerland. Baldwin relates his experiences in Leukerbad, a small, isolated Swiss village, in the summer of 1951. Residents of Leukerbad were fascinated by Baldwin's blackness; according to Baldwin they had never seen a black man before, thus making him a stranger in the village." [4]

   • Author: James Baldwin

   • Publish Year: 1953

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   Summary. This essay begins by describing a small village (Leukerbad) in Switzerland where Baldwin stayed in the early 1950s. Before visiting this village, he had not realized that there were places in the world where no one had ever seen a black person. The village is small and located in the mountains, but it is not so inaccessible.

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   “Stranger in the Village” is an argumentative essay in which Baldwin makes a compelling case for the uniqueness of race relations in the US. He asserts that the sole way forward is for white people to abandon their illusions of innocence and acknowledge the United States’ mixed racial existence.

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   Summary. From Paris, Baldwin travels to Switzerland and stays in a small and remote Swiss village. He gets the impression that he is the first black man its residents have ever seen. He first visits in the summer and never intends to return, but he comes back in the winter to work on writing, as the village has few distractions.

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   Aug 19, 2014 · “Stranger in the Village” first appeared in Harper’s Magazine in 1953, and then in the essay collection “Notes of a Native Son,” in 1955. It recounts the experience of being black in an...