The Foreign Student - Couverture souple

Labro, Philippe

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0006176852 ISBN 13 : 9780006176855

Editeur : Fontana Press, 1989

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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fontana Press
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0006176852
• ISBN 13: 9780006176855
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible