More About France by Julian More
Julian More's sentimental journey is a brilliantly entertaining evocation of the best - and worst - of France. Not only a remembrance of things past - his search for the spirit of Stare and Greco in the cafes and jazz clubs of late-forties St-Germanin-des-Pres; a lucky breakdown on the old N7 which landed him in a Valence gastronomic paradise; family life and other games in and around St Tropez in the sixties - it also paints a vivid picture of things present: learning to live with the bloody-mindedness of Parisians when he finally bought a tiny apartment in Montparnasse; the subterranean splendours of the Channel Tunnel; the magic of his tumbledown farmhouse in the Midi near the Mont Ventoux. Always intrigued by the mystery that is France, More goes to Burgundy in search of a lost village and finds the Romantic poet Lamartine's chateau, to the Loire Valley and the tragic-comedy of French country life, and to the Nice of crime in low and high places. He captures the luminous beauty of the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany, and gives a hilarious account of his honeymoon there, poisoned by shellfish. Wherever More travels, he recounts his France with a sharp wit and much affection for the country he has made his home for seventeen years.
Julian More has written both book and lyrics for musicals Express Bongo, Irma La Douce and the award-winning Songbook. As a travel writer he has collaborated with his photographer-daughter, Carey More, on Views from a French Farmhouse, A Taste of Provence and Impressions of the Seine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224030441 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224030442 |
| Title | More About France |
| Author | Julian More |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1992-05-21 |
| Number of pages | 201 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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