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Something to Declare
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Something to Declare

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An irresistibly informative and witty collection of essays from a writer whose knowledge and love of all things French is second to none.Julian Barnes?s long and passionate relationship with France began more than forty years ago, as a boy on car trips with his parents, both French teachers. From those days as a skeptical young observer, then later as an assistant in a school in Brittany, a student of language and literature, and the author of Flaubert?s Parrot and Cross Channel, Barnes has developed a profound insight into the joys, quirks and nuances of French culture.Among his topics, Barnes looks at the 2000 Tour de France ? and shows that the issue of drugs in sport has a history longer than most would imagine. In the funny and fascinating essay ?The Land Without Brussels Sprouts,? the author follows the story of the legendary cookbook writer Elizabeth David, who introduced the exotic ingredients of European cuisine (garlic! basil! olive oil!) to the stodgy kitchens of England. From film and song to landscape and letters, Barnes leads the reader on a peripatetic tour of the mind and soul of France.Something to Declare is a treat for the legions of Barnes fans, a delight for every francophile, and a cure for the most reluctant Flaubert-ophobe.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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