France
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Immerse Yourself in Bastille Day
By Jen B and Ann G This Monday, July 14, is the 225th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille – when Parians invaded the fortress and prompted the French Revolution. The Bastille was for them a symbol of everything the uncaring old regime and its bloated monarchy stood for. The violence and passion of the attack… Continue reading
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Citation chase
If I were to think of all the books I have read because they were mentioned in another book, why I would be thinking for quite a while here. It is so often the case that I follow an author’s mention of a title and look for and read that title, that I don’t even… Continue reading
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Parlez-vous French Fiction?
I’m not sure why – I’ve never been much of a Francophile – but I’ve been reading a lot of French authors lately. In English, of course – my high school French is pretty rusty. Fortunately, all the titles below are in translation, so you can enjoy them even if you don’t speak a word of French. Though I bet… Continue reading