by Diane Johnson · Buchet-Chastel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782283020456
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«Une affaire étrangère» is the novel of manners by Diane Johnson, published by Buchet-Chastel in paperback (496 pages, in French).
A young Californian woman who has made a fortune with a start-up decides to broaden her culture in Europe. After settling in a ski resort, an avalanche leaves two hotel guests between life and death. While their loved ones try to revive them, amorous games, grudges and family secrets surface around their inheritance.
French translation by Julie Sibony; edition published on October 1, 2004. The cover bears the subtitle «roman».
For readers of novels of manners and social satire; American critics have compared the author to Jane Austen and Henry James.
Diane Johnson is an American novelist and essayist whose satirical novels often feature American heroines living in contemporary France. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Persian Nights in 1988.
