The Foreign Student: A Novel - Couverture souple

Labro, Philippe

 
9780345346964: The Foreign Student: A Novel
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ISBN 10 : 0345346963 ISBN 13 : 9780345346964
Editeur : Random House Publishing Group, 1988

Synopsis

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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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

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Random House Publishing Group
Date d'édition
1988
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0345346963
ISBN 13 
9780345346964
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780002233286: The Foreign Student

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0002233282 ISBN 13 :  9780002233286
Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1988
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