The discovery of France
Robb, Graham, 1958-2024
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The notion of 'the French' as one nation is relatively recent and - historically speaking - quite misleading. In order to discover the 'real' past of France, it's not only necessary to go back in time, but also to go at a slower pace than modern life generally allows. This book is the result of Graham Robb's 14,000 mile journey across the country on a bicycle.
Main title:
The discovery of France / Graham Robb.
Author:
Robb, Graham, 1958-, author
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2024.
Collation:
496 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: 2007.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards:
Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize, 2007; Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, 2008
ISBN:
9781035039197 (pbk)
Dewey class:
944
LC class:
DC17
Local class:
944
Language:
English
BRN:
3929782