
An American Bookworm in Paris, Part II
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Camille de Toledo: Coming of Age at the End of History (Soft Skull)
The young French critic, novelist and filmmaker Camille de Toledo tells the sad /exuberant story of young French intellectuals growing up at the end of everything. May '68 long past—in a post-modern culture of spectacle and dead activisms—how do the new intelligentsia find a way to re-activate their lives, their language and their culture?
- Read an excerpt from Coming of Age at the End of History.
Note: More installments of an American Bookworm in Paris will air over the next few months.
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