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1931
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IL: - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 105
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English
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An abridged, edited version of an unspecified English translation of the original French novel by Victor Hugo, intended to focus upon plot and to make the book more readable for high school students and adults.
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1934
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Literature, life, art, love, yearning, the mind, brothels, dinners, celebrities, fashion, aesthetics, cookies, insomnia, the beach, France, mothers, the theater, obsession, flowers, and memory--to name just a few--are perfectly captured here. Writing before Proust is little but a long prologue; after him, side notes. --From a Goodreads.com review by "Liel," published 07/26/07, via Worldcat.org.
3) Swann's way
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In search of lost time volume 1
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1928
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Presents the first book of Proust's monumental work "Remembrance of Things Past", introducing such themes as the destructive force of obsessive love, the allure and the consequences of transgressive sex, and the selective eye that shapes memories.
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1990
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Peter Mayle, the author, and his wife purchase a 200-year-old farmhouse in the remote countryside of Provence, France. They are familiar with the area, having traveled to Provence annually from their previous home in England to spend a few weeks each year vacationing in this sunny land of southern France.
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In search of lost time volume 7
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1993
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Time Regained, the final volume of Marcel Proust's monumental work In Search of Lost Time, serves as both a culmination and a revelation. In this last installment, Proust's narrator confronts the passage of time, the frailty of memory, and the possibility of artistic redemption. Through a return to familiar places and faces now transformed by age and war, he discovers that time, once perceived as a source of loss, can also be the wellspring of meaning...
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1982
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English
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An introduction to the cooking of France, featuring basic recipes for everyday breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes. Also includes typical menus and a brief description of the special features of a French table setting.
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1922
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First published in 1830, "The Red and the Black," is widely considered the masterpiece of 19th century French author Marie-Henri Beyle, known more commonly by his pen name, Stendahl. It follows the ambitions of Julien Sorel, a young man raised in the French countryside who wishes to rise above his provincial station by climbing the social ranks of Parisian society. Through a series of events, Julien's talent and hard work give way to deception and...
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1993
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Sodom and Gomorrah (1921/22) is the fourth volume of Marcel Proust's seven-part novel In Search of Lost Time. Being the last volume that had Proust's direct involvement, Sodom and Gomorrah is a story of love, jealousy and family from a master of Modernist literature. Praised by Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov, Michael Chabon, and Graham Greene, In Search of Lost Time explores the nature of memory and time while illuminating the history of homosexuality...
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In search of lost time volume 3
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1993
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First published in two volumes in French in 1920 and 1921, "The Guermantes Way", is the third book in the "In Search of Lost Time" series by French author Marcel Proust. The series centers around the narrator's memories of his childhood through adulthood in late nineteenth and early twentieth century upper class French society. The seven volumes of the series explore the themes of time, memory, sexuality, and death, and are widely regarded as one...
13) Les Miserables
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1888
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In nineteenth century France, a former convict tries to overcome his past and is asked to raise a prostitute's daughter, while being hounded by a policeman who vows to put him back behind bars.
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1908
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In American author Booth Tarkington's best-known novels and stories, he describes the changing of the cultural guard in the United States as the moneyed aristocracy gave way to the up-and-coming robber barons and titans of industry. In The Guest of Quesnay, Tarkington casts his social scrutiny on a different continent, using the figure of an American painter in Paris as a lens through which to explore relationships between European and American
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2003
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The French... -Smoke, drink and eat more fat than anyone in the world, yet live longer and have fewer heart problems than Americans -Work 35-hour weeks, and take seven weeks of paid holidays per year, but are still the world's fourth-biggest economic power So what makes the French so different? Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong is a journey into the French heart, mind and soul. Decrypting French ideas about land, privacy and language, Nadeau...
16) France
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2015
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"More tourists visit France each year than any other country in the world. France's countryside offers visitors a wide range of historic sites, while French cities are known for their architecture and wide boulevards. Find out more" -- Back cover.
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2017
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"Make the subject of geography fun and engaging by introducing picture books to children. Here, the topic is all about France. You get to meet the people, enjoy their culture and visit their best tourist spots but without leaving your country of residence."--Amazon.
18) The sweet life in Paris: delicious adventures in the world's most glorious - and perplexing - city
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2009
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From the New York Times bestselling author of My Paris Kitchen and L'Appart, a deliciously funny, offbeat, and irreverent look at the city of lights, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.
Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city and after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he finally moved to Paris to...
Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city and after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he finally moved to Paris to...
19) France
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2024
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This book will introduce readers to France. Readers will learn a little about the country's history, geography, major cities and landmarks, and culture. The title is complete with beautiful images and simple text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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2024
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"From the National Book Award-longlisted author of Finding Florida, a sparkling, sweeping chronicle of the author's life and discoveries in an ancient town in "Deep France," from nearby prehistoric caves to medieval dynastic struggles to the colorful characters populating the area today. When T. D. Allman purchased an 800-year-old house in the mountain village of Lauzerte in southwestern France, he aimed to find refuge from the world's tumults. Instead,...
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