Au Revoir, Tristesse

Lessons in Happiness from French Literature

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Pub Date 09 Jun 2020 | Archive Date 09 Jun 2020
ABRAMS | Abrams Press

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A lighthearted look at how to bring more humor, happiness, and joie de vivre into our lives through French literature
 
Like many people the world over, Viv Groskop wishes she was a little more French. A writer, comedian, and journalist, Groskop studied the language obsessively starting at age 11, and spent every vacation in France, desperate to escape her Englishness and to have some French chic rub off on her. In Au Revoir, Tristesse, Groskop mixes literary history and memoir to explore how the classics of French literature can infuse our lives with joie de vivre and teach us how to say goodbye to sadness. From the frothy hedonism of Colette and the wit of Cyrano de Bergerac to the intoxicating universe of Marguerite Duras and the heady passions of Les Liaisons dangereuses, this is a love letter to great French writers. With chapters on Marcel Proust, Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert, Stendhal, Honoré de Balzac, Albert Camus, and of course Françoise Sagan, this is a delectable read for book lovers everywhere.
A lighthearted look at how to bring more humor, happiness, and joie de vivre into our lives through French literature
 
Like many people the world over, Viv Groskop wishes she was a little more...

A Note From the Publisher

Viv Groskop is an award-winning comedian, writer, and broadcaster. She is the author of The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature. She writes for the Guardian, Observer, and Financial Times and has a weekly column in the New European. She lives in London.

Viv Groskop is an award-winning comedian, writer, and broadcaster. She is the author of The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature. She writes for the Guardian, Observer, and...


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ISBN 9781419742989
PRICE $25.00 (USD)
PAGES 256

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