remake/remodel

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1. I’m not sure if Ionesco really counts, either.

   posted by jacob on March 18, 2003 7:31 PM

2. many of the best books ever were written by the french, and your list is fantastic. i get excited when i think about those

   “alcools” - apollinaire “la peste” - camus “nadja” - andre breton “huis clos” - sartre simone de beauvoir’s red-cheeked letters to sartre…

   and some others that maybe you have read, and if not i recommend you grab any translations of

   “la vie devant soi” - romain gary (published under the name “emile ajar”, so he could win 2 goncourt prizes!) “l’ecume des jours” or anything else, really - boris vian “les copains” - jules romains poems, biography, anything - robert desnos “war letters” - jacques vache “the white horse” - elsa triolet million more

   food

   • brie “quadruple cream”
   • baguettes and crackers “eiffel” brand
   • mixing 50% water in your children wine glass until they reach age 10

   peace on texas, peace on france

   posted by nathalie on March 19, 2003 9:30 AM

3. wow! so many nice recommendations! thank you!

   i also like Laughing Cow cheese, a favorite of Vietnamese children.

   posted by jacob on March 19, 2003 11:40 AM

4. Don’t forget Collette. And the Babar stories!

   I didn’t know Laughing Cow was French. My stepfather’s family always had it in their house. They are Belgian.

   My great-grandmother used to make me cafe au laits to drink when she had her coffee, though she wasn’t French.

   posted by tam on March 19, 2003 1:02 PM

5. speaking of french: my room Vanessa Francois-Bargon has given me the gift of french food for my birthday gift. on the day of my choice, she will make me a homemade 5 course, french meal. i am very excited. i’ll tell you all about it …

   posted by leah on March 19, 2003 3:57 PM