French Affair, A: The Paris Beat 1965-1998 (平装)

1999-12  

Penguin Putnam Inc.  

Mary Blume  

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Blume (C?te d'Azur: Inventing the French Riviera) has lived in France for over three decades. Here is a collection of 61 of her International Herald Tribune columns, which includes commentary on French social and cultural life and profiles of writers and film directors. She describes, among other things, a museum built in honor of the bearded lady of Thaon, Clementine Delait; a street still waiting to be named; and an uprising led by the regulars of a restaurant who do not want things to change under the new managementAall of which read like absurdist comedy. Illustrations by Ronald Searle enhance the irreverent and perceptive text. These essays give us an insider's view of things quintessentially French, but a collection of columns, by nature, tends to be dated. Not an essential purchase.ARavi Shenoy, Hinsdale P.L., IL Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Preface PARIS FRANCE When Paris Put On Its Best Dress Men Will Be Boys Genet: French Rigor and American Gusto The Friends of Mona Lisa A Rueful Glance Ahead at New Face of Paris The Last Old-Time Soup Kitchen in Paris A Struggle for the Soul of a Paris Restaurant Paris in a Bottle: A Wine Grower's Dream Animating Paris, City Hall Style Cooking Classes by Princess and Countess Potato of Snobs, Dainty and Newly Chic, Captivates Paris Daniel Cohn-Bendit: Ten Years After the Events of May Happy Memories of Gray Paris in the Fifties Vionnet, Last of the Great Couturiers The Fine Art of Window Shopping Saint-Germain's Latest Brainstorm Simone Signoret: A Memory RITES AND RULES Paris-La France Profonde Comes Back to Town Money Speaks in France Getting Through France's Linguistic Jungle Exemplary, Bearded C16mentine The 2 CV: They Laughed, Then Loved It Age-Rated French Encyclopedia on Sex Luminous Ideas of the Concours L4pine Assembly Line Vacations French Pursuing the Right Number How Long Is Long? The Meter Turns 200 The "Rustproof' Candidate for the French Presidency Virtuosi of the People's Piano French History: Past and Present Clash An Election in Which the Scofflaw Wins 1944: The Many Who Were Forgotten Letting Loose and Holding Down Be Careful, It's Mushroom Season Again Monsieur le Perpetuel to the Rescue of English Why a Leopard Cannot Change Its Spots WORDS AND IMAGES A Vintage Year for Duras Simone de Beauvoir Talks, and Talks V.S. Pritchett's Cheerful Laments Elisabeth Lutyens: "A Dog Barks and a Composer Composes" Erich Salomon's Eye on Clever Hopes Keeping Berlin Berlinisch "Love Ya": Voznesensky and His Collages Brassa'i, Among Friends Robert Doisneau's "Little Scraps of Time" Photographer Don McCullin: "The Dark Side of a Lifetime" Christo in Search of a Perfect Umbrella ……

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