1988, ISBN: 0345346963

[EAN: 9780345346964], Neubuch, [PU: Random House Publishing Group], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A #1 bestseller in France, this is a nostalgic portrait… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780345346964], Neubuch, [PU: Random House Publishing Group], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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, Books<

1988, ISBN: 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 b… Mehr…

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 Buch (fremdspr.) Philippe Labro Taschenbuch, Ballantine Books Inc., 19.06.1988, Ballantine Books Inc., 1988<

1988, ISBN: 0345346963

[EAN: 9780345346964], Neubuch, [PU: Available Press], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -A #1 bestseller in France, this is a nostalgic portrait of a French scholarship student's disco… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780345346964], Neubuch, [PU: Available Press], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -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 288 pp. Englisch, Books<

ISBN: 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 Am… Mehr…

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 Bücher > Fremdsprachige Bücher > Englische Bücher 216 x 140 x 17 mm , Random House N.Y., Random House N.Y.<