France Is a Feast: The Photographic Journey of Paul and Julia Child (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780500519073)

Through intimate and compelling photographs taken by her husband Paul Child, a gifted photographer, France is a Feast documents how Julia Child first discovered French cooking and the French way of life. Paul and Julia moved to Paris in 1948 where he was cultural attaché for the US Information Service, and in this role he met Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Brassai, and other leading lights of the photography world. As Julia recalled: "Paris was wonderfully walkable, and it was a natural subject for Paul."

Their wanderings through the French capital and countryside, frequently photographed by Paul, would help lead to the classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and Julia's brilliant and celebrated career in books and on television. Though Paul was an accomplished photographer (his work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art), his photographs remained out of the public eye until the publication of Julia's memoir, My Life in France, in which several of his images were included. Now, with more than 200 of Paul's photographs and personal stories recounted by his great-nephew Alex Prud'homme, France is a Feast not only captures this magical period in Paul and Julia's lives, but also brings to light Paul Child's own remarkable photographic achievement.

Author: Alex Prud'homme, Katie Pratt
ISBN-10: 0500519072
ISBN-13: 9780500519073
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Language: English
Published: 10/24/2017
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.60lbs
Size: 9.70h x 9.10w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/18/2017
Booklist 10/01/2017 pg. 20
Library Journal 11/01/2017