This two-volume feast of an anthology celebrates the rich tradition of the French short story. Spanning four centuries, its pages brim with decadent tales, ‘bloody tales’ and fairy tales, detective…

Tibet has long fascinated the West, but what really lies beyond our romantic image of a Buddhist mountain kingdom of peace and spirituality? Travelling through the country, the author meets…

In a round-about-way, demand for a closer inspection of the shoe designs of Patrick Sart necessitates this third volume, French Shoes 2007. He further expounds on this subject: Always au…

A fascinating A-Z photographic guide to the railways of France. Using the authors own photographs as well as historic postcard views.

Bankrupted by her infamous litigator husband’s tabloid death, a scandal-fearing widow flees New York for Paris, where she and her deadbeat son navigate near-comic self-destructive choices. –Publisher’s description.

Who was the enigmatic Jean Moulin, a man as skilled in deception as he was in acts of heroism? The memory of this French Resistance hero, who was betrayed to…

Presenting for the first time in English the key essays written by the Tel Quel group, this book provides a unique insight into the post-structuralist movement with respect to literature…

Presents the history of French nationality law since 1789. This book compares French laws to those of other countries, including the United States, Great Britain, and Germany, showing how France…