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Au Revoir, Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781419747885)
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xA blend of literary history, memoir, and self-help that shows how French literature can bring humor, happiness, and romance to our lives
Like many people the world over, Viv Groskop wishes she was a little more French. A writer and comedian, 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 Au Revoir, Tristesse, Groskop mixes literary history and memoir to show how the classics of French literature can expose us to another way of living, infuse our days with joie de vivre, and teach us how to say goodbye to sadness. Groskop explores the frothy hedonism of Colette, the wit of Cyrano de Bergerac, the intoxicating universe of Marguerite Duras, and the heady passions of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. With chapters on Marcel Proust, Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert, Stendhal, Honor de Balzac, Albert Camus, and, of course, Fran oise Sagan, this is a delectable read for lovers of books and all things French.
Author: VIV Groskop
ISBN-10: 1419747886
ISBN-13: 9781419747885
Publisher: Abrams Press
Language: English
Published: 06/08/2021
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d
Like many people the world over, Viv Groskop wishes she was a little more French. A writer and comedian, 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 Au Revoir, Tristesse, Groskop mixes literary history and memoir to show how the classics of French literature can expose us to another way of living, infuse our days with joie de vivre, and teach us how to say goodbye to sadness. Groskop explores the frothy hedonism of Colette, the wit of Cyrano de Bergerac, the intoxicating universe of Marguerite Duras, and the heady passions of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. With chapters on Marcel Proust, Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert, Stendhal, Honor de Balzac, Albert Camus, and, of course, Fran oise Sagan, this is a delectable read for lovers of books and all things French.
Author: VIV Groskop
ISBN-10: 1419747886
ISBN-13: 9781419747885
Publisher: Abrams Press
Language: English
Published: 06/08/2021
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d
By VIV Groskop
xViv Groskop is an award-winning comedian, writer, and broadcaster. She is the author of The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature. She writes for the Guardian, Observer, and Financial Times and is the host of the chart-topping podcast How to Own the Room, where she has interviewed Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, Margaret Atwood, and Julie Andrews. She lives in London.
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