The Foreign Student (A Novel) - 9780345346964

A #1 bestseller in France, this is a nostalgic portrait of a French scholarship student’s discovery of America during the academic year of 1954–1955.
 
I wanted to fit in. I wanted to be American, like any ordinary student, because I figured that was my only chance to survive the immense loneliness looming ahead of me. I was elated to be there, in that remote Virginia alley, on that college campus. I was elated because back there, far away in France, my brothers would never experience this. And the school friends I left behind—they too were missing out on this tremendous adventure.
 
Soon the young freshman becomes seduced by American culture and the popular icons of the mid-fifties: Jack Kerouac, Elvis Presley, James Dean, Fats Domino . . . a green Buick convertible, drive-in movies, and pretty Grace Kelly lookalikes in tight cardigans.

Praise for The Foreign Student
 
“One of those books that is beyond criticism . . . a vivid portrait of life, American style.”—L’Express
 
“A love affair with America . . . told with precision, clarity, and warmth.”—France-Soir
 
“A Sentimental Education of the American South.”—Lu
 
“A grand risk, successfully realized . . . F. Scott Fitzgerald, French style. A splendid novel about a fragile, fugitive era.”—Magazine Litteraire
 
“The freshness of a first novel combined with nuanced reporting.”—Le Monde

This book title, The Foreign Student (A Novel) - 9780345346964, ISBN: 9780345346964, by Philippe Labro, published by Random House Publishing Group (May 12, 1988) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

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