{"product_id":"the-foreign-student-paperback-1","title":"The Foreign Student - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilippe Labro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Byron\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA #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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eI 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.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Foreign Student\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of those books that is beyond criticism . . . a vivid portrait of life, American style.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eL'Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A love affair with America . . . told with precision, clarity, and warmth.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eFrance-Soir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A \u003ci\u003eSentimental Education\u003c\/i\u003e of the American South.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A grand risk, successfully realized . . . F. Scott Fitzgerald, French style. A splendid novel about a fragile, fugitive era.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMagazine Litteraire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The freshness of a first novel combined with nuanced reporting.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.74 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736828612671,"sku":"9780345346964","price":26.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/781d4ad2a72b8c432102549191242d16.webp?v=1765147996","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-foreign-student-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}