Cultural Region/French
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Francis Ponge: Selected Poems
$16.95 Add to cartThrough translations by two major contemporary poets and a scholar intimate with the Ponge canon, this volume offers selections of mostly earlier poetry –Le parti pris des choses, Pi ces, Pro mes, an… [more below]
- Author: Ponge, Francis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 236
- Publish Date: October 01 1994
- ISBN10: 0916390586
- Language: English
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Un B?rbaro En Par?s: Textos Sobre La Cultura Francesa / A Barbarian in Paris. Wr Itings about French Culture
$19.95 Read moreEL LIBRO QUE CELEBRA LA ENTRADA DEL PREMIO NOBEL MARIO VARGAS LLOSA EN LA ACADEMIA FRANCESA
«La literatura francesa fue la mejor y sigue siéndolo. La más osada, la más libre, […] la que se … [more below]- Author: Llosa, Mario Vargas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 6073826214
- Language: Spanish
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After the Roundup: Escape and Survival in Hitler’s France
$19.00 Read moreOn the nights of July 16 and 17, 1942, French police rounded up 11-year-old Joseph Weismann, his family, and 13,000 other Jews. They were held for five days at the V駘odrome d’Hiver stadium, before b
- Author: Weismann, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0253066484
- Language: English
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Bricktop’s Paris: African American Women in Paris Between the Two World Wars
$49.95 Read more2015 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title
Longlisted for the 2015 American Library in Paris Book Award During the Jazz Age, France became a place where an African American woman could realize personal fr- Author: Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 398
- Publish Date: February 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1438455011
- Language: English
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French Riviera and Its Artists: Art, Literature, Love, and Life on the Côte d’Azur
$19.95 Read moreGet swept up in the glitz and glamour of the French Riviera as author and filmmaker John Baxter takes readers on a whirlwind tour through the star-studded cultural history of the C te d’Azur that’s su… [more below]
- Author: Baxter, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1940842050
- Language: English
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The Paris Commune: A Brief History
$22.95 Read moreThe Paris Commune, France’s revolutionary civil war, rocked the nineteenth century and shaped the twentieth. A pivotal moment in history, it is the linchpin between revolutionary pasts and futures and… [more below]
- Series: Reinventions of the Paris Commune
- Author: Eichner, Carolyn J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 156
- Publish Date: March 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1978827687
- Language: English
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Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows
$18.95 Read more“How should one envisage this subject? With a great pomp of words, or with simplicity?” –Charlotte Brontë, “The Death of Napoleon”
The most celebrated general in history, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-18
- Author: Scurr, Ruth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: July 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1324092025
- Language: English
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La Intemporalidad Perdida Y Otros Relatos / Waste of Timelessness, and Other Early Stories
$17.95 Read moreNIN IN?DITA
«Antes de Lena Dunham, estuvo Ana?s Nin.
La mejor introducci?n a la obra de una autora admirada por lectores y escritores de ayer y de hoy: diecis?is relatos apasionantes
Sady Doyle,- Author: Nin, Ana?s
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 8426411169
- Language: Spanish
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The Necklace and Other Short Stories
$6.00 Read moreThe French author Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of the short story, creating detailed character studies and brief but moving dramas well suited to the genre.
The nine stories in this colle… [more below]- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Maupassant, Guy De
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 05 1992
- ISBN10: 0486270645
- Language: English
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Selected Poems of René Char
$16.95 Read moreThe Selected Poems of René Char is a comprehensive, bilingual overview reflecting the poet’s wide stylistic and philosophical range, from aphorism to dramatic lyricism. In making their selections, th… [more below]
- Author: Char, Rene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 141
- Publish Date: April 17 1992
- ISBN10: 0811211924
- Language: English
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Half an Hour from Paris: 12 Secret Daytrips by Train
$22.99 Read more– Unmissable guide to secret destinations just moments from Paris
Fully revised and updated edition, now in full colour and with two new chapters: Brunoy and Parc Saint Cloud.
The spectacular medieval
- Author: Simms, Annabel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1843682273
- Language: English
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Great Liberty
$14.95 Read moreA previously untranslated gem of Surrealist prose poetry from the acclaimed French novelist
In 1941, Julien Gracq, newly released from a German prisoner-of-war camp, wrote a series of prose poems that
- Author: Gracq, Julien
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 193966389X
- Language: English
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Fear: A Novel of World War I
$19.95 Read moreA NYRB Classics Original
A young soldier learns the true meaning of fear amidst the carnage of World War I in this literary masterpiece and “one of
Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Translation- Series: New York Review Books Classics
- Author: Chevallier, Gabriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: May 20 2014
- ISBN10: 1590177169
- Language: English
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Vernon Subutex 3
$18.00 Read moreParis may burn, the world may crumble, but Vernon Subutex shall reign supreme! –The final installment of writer/filmmaker Virginie Despentes’s Man Booker International Prize shortlisted punk-rock tri
- Series: Vernon Subutex #3
- Author: Despentes, Virginie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 0374283265
- Language: English
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Voyage of the Sparrowhawk
$9.95 Read moreIn the aftermath of World War One, everyone in the small town of Barton is rebuilding their lives. Ben needs to find his brother, Sam–who was wounded in action and is now missing–if he wants to avoi
- Author: Farrant, Natasha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1324030879
- Language: English
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Line in the Sand: Foreign Legion Forts and Fortifications in Morocco 1900-1926
$49.95 Read moreThis book gives an overview of the French conquest of Morocco between 1900 and 1926. Whilst providing a general outline of the conquest of Morocco the book concentrates on the use of forts and other f… [more below]
- Series: From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
- Author: Jeynes, Richard P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: April 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1915113830
- Language: English
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The Allure of Chanel
$19.95 Read moreThe story of Coco Chanel in her own words, as told by her to Paul Morand, in a beautfiul new paperback edition
Perfect for fans of the luxurious and exceptional world of Chanel, and of Daniele Bott’s- Series: Pushkin Press Classics
- Author: Morand, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1805330217
- Language: English
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The New Parisienne: The Women & Ideas Shaping Paris
$29.99 Read moreIn a follow-up to the popular The New Paris, Lindsey Tramuta explores the impact that the women of Paris have had on the rapidly evolving culture of their city.
The New Parisienne focuses on one of th- Author: Tramuta, Lindsey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1419742817
- Language: English
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How to French Country: Color and Design Inspiration from Southwest France
$45.00 Read moreFrom deep in the countryside of southwest France comes a comprehensive guide to surrounding yourself with French country style wherever you are. Capturing the beauty and tranquility of the region, int
- Author: Silm, Sara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1760762458
- Language: English
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Bagatelle: A Princely Residence in Paris
$85.00 Read moreAn unprecedented look into the history, art, and gardens of Chç©°eau de Bagatelle, the Parisian getaway villa of kings and royal family members
In 1775, the Comte d’Artois, brother of Louis XVI and fu- Author: Cattelain, Nicolas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 2080247522
- Language: English
