| Description |
248 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"A lighthearted look at how to bring more humor, happiness, and joie de vivre into our lives through French literature. Like many people the world over, Viv Groskop wishes she was a little more French. A writer, comedian, and journalist, Groskop studied the language obsessively starting at age 11, and spent every vacation in France, desperate to escape her Englishness and to have some French chic rub off on her. In Au Revoir, Tristesse, Groskop mixes literary history and memoir to explore how the classics of French literature can infuse our lives with joie de vivre and teach us how to say goodbye to sadness. From the frothy hedonism of Colette and the wit of Cyrano de Bergerac to the intoxicating universe of Marguerite Duras and the heady passions of Les Liaisons dangereuses, this is a love letter to great French writers. With chapters on Marcel Proust, Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert, Stendhal, Honoré de Balzac, Albert Camus, and of course Françoise Sagan, this is a delectable read for book lovers everywhere."-- Publisher marketing. |
| Subject |
Groskop, Viv -- Books and reading.
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Groskop, Viv.
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French literature -- History and criticism.
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French literature -- Appreciation.
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French literature -- Themes, motives.
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French literature -- Happiness in literature.
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Russian literature -- Influence.
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French literature -- Influence.
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Authors, French.
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Journalists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Self-realization.
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Self-actualization (Psychology)
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Conduct of life.
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Authors, French. (OCoLC)fst00822016
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Books and reading. (OCoLC)fst00836454
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Conduct of life. (OCoLC)fst00874563
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French literature. (OCoLC)fst00934688
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French literature -- Appreciation.
(OCoLC)fst00934690
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French literature -- Influence.
(OCoLC)fst00934722
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French literature -- Themes, motives.
(OCoLC)fst00934750
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Journalists. (OCoLC)fst00984188
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Russian literature -- Influence.
(OCoLC)fst01102338
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Self-actualization (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01111481
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Self-realization. (OCoLC)fst01111892
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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Literary criticism. (OCoLC)fst01986215
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Literary criticism.
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Humor.
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Self-help publications.
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9781419742989 |
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1419742981 |
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