French Journey

Author: Bouvau Dutry
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: A young American fascinated by French culture sets off to explore the country known as the "land of painters and poets." He embarks on unfamiliar French soil; wanders between tourist areas and Claude Monet's region; navigates the front and back stages of the television and publishing industries; and eventually retreats into a temple with modern factories. During his travels, the American youth David encounters a Frenchman dreaming of America; he also becomes infatuated with a performer who loves reciting poetry, only to find that the performer is deeply devoted to a photography student. In this book filled with surrealism and absurd romanticism, the author weaves together various plots through storytelling, travelogues, autobiography, and fiction. The entire work unfolds like an increasingly rhythmic symphony.