Au Revoir, Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature VIV Groskop

Au Revoir, Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature

Author: VIV Groskop
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Book Title
Au Revoir, Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature
Author
VIV Groskop
ISBN
9781419742989
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, Honor de Balzac, Albert Camus, and of course Fran oise Sagan, this is a delectable read for book lovers everywhere.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: VIV GroskopPublisher: Abrams PressPublished: 06/09/2020ISBN: 9781419742989Pages: 256Weight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10dReview Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2020Publishers Weekly 03/16/2020
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, Honor de Balzac, Albert Camus, and of course Fran oise Sagan, this is a delectable read for book lovers everywhere.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: VIV Groskop
Publisher: Abrams Press
Published: 06/09/2020
ISBN: 9781419742989
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2020
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, Honor de Balzac, Albert Camus, and of course Fran oise Sagan, this is a delectable read for book lovers everywhere.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: VIV Groskop
Publisher: Abrams Press
Published: 06/09/2020
ISBN: 9781419742989
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2020