Au Revoir, Tristesse

A lighthearted look at how to bring more humor, happiness, and joie de vivre into our lives through French literature
 
Like many people the world over, Viv Groskop wishes she was a little more French. A writer, comedian, and journalist, Groskop studied the language obsessively starting at age 11, and spent every vacation in France, desperate to escape her Englishness and to have some French chic rub off on her. In Au Revoir, Tristesse, Groskop mixes literary history and memoir to explore how the classics of French literature can infuse our lives with joie de vivre and teach us how to say goodbye to sadness. From the frothy hedonism of Colette and the wit of Cyrano de Bergerac to the intoxicating universe of Marguerite Duras and the heady passions of Les Liaisons dangereuses, this is a love letter to great French writers. With chapters on Marcel Proust, Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert, Stendhal, Honoré de Balzac, Albert Camus, and of course Françoise Sagan, this is a delectable read for book lovers everywhere.

O privire usoara asupra modului de a aduce mai mult umor, fericire si joie de vivre in viata noastra prin literatura franceza La fel ca multi oameni din intreaga lume, Viv Groskop isi doreste sa fie un pic mai franceza. Scriitor, comediant si jurnalist, Groskop a studiat limba obsesiv incepand cu varsta de 11 ani si a petrecut toate vacantele in Franta, disperat sa scape de engleza ei si sa aiba o scoala frantuzeasca.