Synopsis
A nostalgic portrait of a French scholarship student's discovery of America during the academic year 1954-55. Soon he becomes seduced by American culture and the popular figures of the mid-fifties. But the America he comes to know and love is a land that is foreign to him.
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A #1 bestseller in France, this is a nostalgic portrait of a French scholarship student’s discovery of America during the academic year of 1954–1955.
I wanted to fit in. I wanted to be American, like any ordinary student, because I figured that was my only chance to survive the immense loneliness looming ahead of me. I was elated to be there, in that remote Virginia alley, on that college campus. I was elated because back there, far away in France, my brothers would never experience this. And the school friends I left behind—they too were missing out on this tremendous adventure.
Soon the young freshman becomes seduced by American culture and the popular icons of the mid-fifties: Jack Kerouac, Elvis Presley, James Dean, Fats Domino . . . a green Buick convertible, drive-in movies, and pretty Grace Kelly lookalikes in tight cardigans.
Praise for The Foreign Student
“One of those books that is beyond criticism . . . a vivid portrait of life, American style.”—L’Express
“A love affair with America . . . told with precision, clarity, and warmth.”—France-Soir
“A Sentimental Education of the American South.”—Lu
“A grand risk, successfully realized . . . F. Scott Fitzgerald, French style. A splendid novel about a fragile, fugitive era.”—Magazine Litteraire
“The freshness of a first novel combined with nuanced reporting.”—Le Monde
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The Foreign Student
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Fontana Press, 1989
ISBN 10 : 0006176852
ISBN 13 : 9780006176855
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Fontana Press, 1988
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ISBN 13 : 9780006176855
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Softcover. Etat : Fine. Gebrochener Buchrücken; Farbtonänderung. Invited by a prestigious university in Virginia, a young Frenchman is captivated by the gilded life of college boys, their sports teams, and the idyllic campus nestled in a paradise-like valley. It is a time of a wise America, before the upheaval of the 1960s. Soon, the young man realizes he remains a "foreign student." He crosses boundaries and transgresses taboos, often without awareness: first by having an affair with a young Black teacher, April, and then by falling in love with a whimsical and corrosive Boston heiress, Elisabeth. With a tone of clear sincerity, this coming-of-age story humorously and nostalgically revives the fragile days of adolescence when "everything was the first time." Awarded the Interallié Prize in 1986, this novel enjoyed great success in bookstores and was adapted into a film by Eva Sereny, featuring Robin Givens and Marco Hofschneider. N° de réf. du vendeur 0c88ea29-d9d8-4180-92f4-1cf43c46703d
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