Kaplan, Alice
French Lessons: A Memoir
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226564555
- author:
- Kaplan, Alice
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 232
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 13.3 x 2 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Biography, Educators, Fiction & Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
French Lessons: A Memoir by Alice Kaplan is a powerful autobiographical experiment that explores the intersection of personal and critical narratives. Born into a Jewish family with a history of confronting Nazi war criminals, Kaplan's relationship with French language and culture becomes a means of escape and self-discovery. Growing up in the Midwest, French became her way to "leave home" and find herself in another language and culture. As she navigated her passion for French literature, Kaplan found herself drawn to the elegance and sophistication of its intellectual life, yet repulsed by the anti-Semitism of some prominent figures. Her personal account of this paradox is a compelling exploration of the complexities of cultural identity. Through her work on deconstruction and her investigation into the "de Man affair", Kaplan sheds light on a subject that made history impossible to ignore. With spare, midwestern prose, she recounts her journey from infatuation with an imaginary France to a nuanced understanding of its dark underbelly.
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