439 pages | 12th September, 1990 | Non-fiction | Political Science; International & World Politics
A respected journalist journeys through France, from the mean backstreets of Marseilles to the lush landscapes of Normandy, and comes back with an affectionate and insightful portrait of a country in the midst of profound change
"The most penetrating account of contemporary France we're ever likely to own. In looking for clues to French character, the author explores everything from wine culture to cultural politics, movies, food and the higher eroticism."
New York Times
"This well-rounded portrait of France today is a spirited introduction to a prosperous, complacent, Americanized people whom modernity has 'leached out of their particularity.'"
Publishers Weekly
Richard Bernstein has been a reporter, culture critic, and commentator for more than thirty years. He was a foreign correspondent in Asia and Europe for Time and The New York Times, and was the first bureau chief in China for Time. He is the author of several books, among them China 1945; A Girl Named Faithful Plum; Ultimate Journey, a New York Times Best Book of the Year; and Out of the Blue, named one of the seven best books of the year by The Boston Globe. He lives in New York City.
US: Knopf