by Philippe Labro · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070380435
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«L'étudiant étranger» is the coming-of-age novel by Philippe Labro, published by Gallimard in the Folio collection, in paperback and in French.
A French student discovers the campus rituals, convertibles and icons of American culture at a Virginia university in the 1950s. Between dazzlement and distance, he understands that he will remain a «foreign student». A nostalgic and humorous look at adolescence and cultural shock.
Winner of the Prix Interallié in 1986. Originally published in 1986; this edition appeared in 1988.
Readers interested in contemporary French literature and coming-of-age stories set in the United States.
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.
