by Philippe Labro · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401800542
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«El estudiante extranjero» is a novel by Philippe Labro, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (269 pages, in Spanish).
A French student arrives at a university in Virginia for the 1954-1955 academic year and tries to feel part of American life. The novel portrays his fascination with the icons of the fifties, from Jack Kerouac to Elvis Presley and James Dean, and his experience between dazzlement and solitude.
The novel won the Prix Interallié in 1986 and was originally published as «L'Étudiant étranger».
Recommended for readers aged 12 and up, especially for those seeking novels about cultural clash and the United States of the fifties.
Philippe Labro was a French author, journalist and film director. He worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1, and Antenne 2. He received the Prix Interallié for his autobiography L'Étudiant étranger in 1986.
