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Memorable Quotations: French Writers of the Past (Kindle Edition)

by Carol A. Dingle (Author)
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This impressive collection of remarkable quotations from more than a hundred French writers of the past -- including Charlotte Elizabeth Aisse, Alain, Jean Anouilh, Guillaume Apollinaire, Louis Aragon, Jean Arp, Gaston Bachelard, Charles Baudelaire, Pierre de Beaumarchais, Simone de Beauvoir, Henri Bergson, Georges Bernanos, Maurice Blanchot, Albert Camus, Pierre Charron, E. M. Cioran, Jean Cocteau, Colette, Cyrano de Bergerac, Denis Diderot, Alexandre Dumas, Marguerite Duras, Anatole France, Jean Genet, Victor Hugo, Michel Leiris, Octave Mirbeau, Alfred de Musset, Anais Nin, Blaise Pascal, Francis Picabia, Marcel Proust, Edgar Quinet, Jean Racine, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Marquis de Sade, George Sand, Nathalie Sarraute, Jean-Paul Sartre, Bernard Joseph Saurin, Stendhal, Alexis de Tocqueville, Voltaire, Simone Weil, and Marguerite Yourcenar -- is a must for every lover of great literature.



About the Author

Carol A. Dingle, whose ancestors came to the United States from Normandy, is a former English teacher, USO director, business owner, and world traveler who lived and worked in Paris. Her other book is Memorable Quotations: Philosophers of Western Civilization.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Collection, May 8, 2001
By Ruth Dell "Ruth" (Clearwater, Fl-USA) - See all my reviews
This book is a unique anthology, a remarkable compilation of quotations from a marvelous collection of writers. I will enjoy reading it again and again for years to come.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, April 13, 2001
By J. Keventzidis (Brookline, MA USA) - See all my reviews
French Writers of the past is a fantastic collection of quotations! For anyone who likes to browse through quotation books, this is a great book to pick up!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Book!, April 12, 2001
By Maryann Hurley (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
As an educator, I feel that this is an important book for students and teachers who do NOT speak French, but who should be aware of the richness and diversity of French literature.
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The translations are adequate, but who likely to purchase this book would be satisfied without the original French? Read more
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