The Foreign Student

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Foreign StudentISBN13:9780345346964ISBN10:0345346963Author:Labro, Philippe (Author), Byron, William R. (Translator)Description: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 Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Ballantine BooksPublication Date:1988-06-19Weight:0.84 lbsDimensions:0.7'' H x 8.74'' L x 5.52'' WNumber of Pages:288Language:English

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