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The French by Theodore Zeldin (Culture) A witty survey of the country of France, its people,
and all things French. The author draws on comments from French men, women, children,
and seniors to answer the questions foreign visitors ask most.

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Californian,” without a word of French. She enrolled at the Cordon Bleu and toiled with
increasing zeal and competence. With the bestselling Mastering the Art of French Cooking,
she revolutionized the American idea of cooking. This memoir recalls gorgeous meals in
bygone Parisian restaurants, and reveals the personality and some of the secret arts of a
culinary genius.

, DPL] TY ;]ZaPYNP and ?Z`UZ`]^ ;]ZaPYNP by Peter Mayle (Memoir) Several years ago, Peter
Mayle, an advertising executive, and his wife, a tax inspector, left England and moved to
a farmhouse in France’s Luberon Valley. In these two best-selling books, he recounts his
humorous attempts to blend into the Provencal lifestyle, as well as maintain his 200-year-old
“new” home.
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memoir describes a native French woman’s account of living in a hilltop village in Provence,
captivated by the food and culture of the region.

Suggested Movies

Spain
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lifetime by completing the historical pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. Along the way, he
meets other trekkers with their own stories to tell.

,WW ,MZ`_ 8d 8Z_SP] (1999, Dark Comedy) When her 17-year-old son is tragically killed in a
car accident, Manuela sets out to reconnect with her son’s father and ends up forging new
connections with an outrageous transvestite, a pregnant nun, and her son’s favorite actress.
This 1999 Oscar winner for the Best Foreign Language Film is in Spanish with subtitles.
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and Volver.)

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they have all arrived on the wrong night. It’s is a disquieting, yet often very funny, discourse
on frustrated appetites, real and imagined. Two things not on the menu: a neat plot line and
clear meanings.

?SP >[T]T_ ZQ _SP -PPSTaP (1973, Drama) In a small Castilian village in 1940—just after Spain’s
devastating civil war—six-year-old Ana sees a traveling movie show of Frankenstein and
becomes haunted by her memory of it.

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