{"product_id":"au-revoir-tristesse-viv-groskop-9781419742989","title":"Au Revoir, Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Groskop skillfully juggles memoir, biography, philosophy, and literary criticism to create a delightful tour through some of French literature's greats.\" --Madeline Miller, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike many people the world over, \u003cb\u003eViv Groskop\u003c\/b\u003e wishes she was a little more French. A writer, comedian, and journalist, Groskop studied the language obsessively starting at age 11, and spent every vacation in France, desperate to escape her Englishness and to have some French chic rub off on her. In \u003ci\u003eAu Revoir, Tristesse\u003c\/i\u003e, Groskop mixes literary history and memoir to explore how the classics of French literature can infuse our lives with joie de vivre and teach us how to say goodbye to sadness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the frothy hedonism of Colette and the wit of Cyrano de Bergerac to the intoxicating universe of Marguerite Duras and the heady passions of \u003ci\u003eLes Liaisons dangereuses\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a love letter to great French writers. With chapters on Marcel Proust, Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert, Stendhal, Honoré de Balzac, Albert Camus, and of course Françoise Sagan, this is a delectable read for book lovers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ms. Groskop is a skilled raconteuse who brings people--and the page--to life. She writes with a self-deprecating appreciation of the Frenchman or -woman manqué(e) that lurks in us all. You don't have to be a savant to enjoy this book . . . \u003ci\u003eAu Revoir, Tristesse\u003c\/i\u003e will make a witty, seductive companion.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Groskop's combination of her own memories, what the novels meant to her at different stages in her life, her description of the authors, along with her description of the novels, will have readers eagerly turning the book's pages.\" --\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e VIV Groskop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419742981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419742989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2020 pg. 117","brand":"VIV Groskop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979165040895,"sku":"9781419742989","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f143888b-0b55-445f-b824-07067f2ca603.jpg?v=1683244365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/au-revoir-tristesse-viv-groskop-9781419742989","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}