The Bad Life: A Memoir - Couverture souple

Mitterrand, Frederic

 
9781593762605: The Bad Life: A Memoir
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1593762607 ISBN 13 : 9781593762605
Editeur : Catapult, 2010

Synopsis

Bearer of an illustrious name and nephew of a President of the Republic, Frédéric Mitterrand is born into the discreet gentility of Paris’ haut bourgeois 16th arrondissement. Raised by an army of surrogates, he spends his summers in Evian and North Africa and his winters on Alpine slopes.
But, growing up in a time and environment where such things are not talked about, Frédéric struggles with a difficult secret. Wracked by a fear of abandonment and confused by his sexual urges toward other boys, he reaches out haphazardly for affection — with both comic and catastrophic results.
At age 12, in the first of many capricious attempts to find his true identity, he sneaks into an audition for a major motion picture and gets a part. Thus begins a life steeped in celebrity, French cinema, and clandestine romantic liaisons. In later life, Mitterand, a renowned critic, producer, and talk show host, seeks out old friends, servants, and loves, who reveal startlingly unexpected interpretations of his formative years.
Mitterrand’s memoir is a Godard film come to life — a Nouvelle Vague Oh the Glory of It All. Now Minister of Culture and Communication, Mitterrand reveals his life as a denizen of the psychological underworld and gay icon in haute société.

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À propos de l'auteur

Frédéric Mitterrand is a French politician who served as Minister of Culture and Communication of France from 2009 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. Throughout his career, he has been an actor, screenwriter, television presenter, writer, producer and director.

Jesse Browner is an American novelist, essayist, and translator. His work has appeared in Nest, Food & Wine, Gastronomica, New York, The New York Times Book Review, and Poets & Writers. His books have been published in the United States, France, Italy, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands.

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Éditeur
Catapult
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1593762607
ISBN 13 
9781593762605
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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