The Los Angeles Chronicles
Publisher
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Éditions Grasset et Fasquelle
Parution date
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2003
EAN
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9782246650119
Description
This is an engaging and incredibly funny account of a French woman and her family in Los Angeles. Set at the height of anti-French sentiment in early 2003, The Los Angeles Chronicles recounts the tribulations of renowned French journalist Annette Levy-Willard and her family in Los Angeles, from their reluctant arrival in the land of make believe to their extremely rapid “turning Hollywood.” Like most Hollywood inhabitants, the family hires three lawyers, two brokers, three shrinks, a personal trainer and an agent for their daughter’s possible acting career. Then there is the son, who gives up his nerdy appearance and schoolwork to become a skate-boarder like his friend Albert, Einstein’s great-grandson. Annette Levy-Willard shows us the fascinatingly entertaining world of American politicians, actors, and celebrities, as well as those French people who almost realized their American dreams,like Jean-Marie Messier. At the crossroads of America and France, Annette juggles both cultures with wit and humor. She also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a journalist while sparing no one, not even herself.
Author
Annette Levy-Willard : Annette Levy-Willard is the author of Emma Goldman, Épopée d’une anarchiste (Hachette Littératures, 1979) and Moi, Jane, cherche Tarzan (Flammarion, 1988) which is currently being made into a movie.
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