Currently viewing the category:
"Francophilia"
You could win a pad of G. Lalo vergé de France stationery plus a two-pack of Clairefontaine mini notebooks! Offer ends August 31, 2011.
Exaclair, Inc. is well known as the distributor of Clairefontaine paper products in the U.S. For over 100 years Clairefontaine has been renowned for making the best writing [...]
A compelling, intimate portrait of the Bonapartes, delving into the conflicted relationship between Napoleon and his beloved brother Lucien, the most talented of the Bonaparte brothers, who not only can be credited for helping Napoleon seize power, but who had a promising political career of his own. He was a romantic, an idealist, and [...]
Hosted by Francophilia and 52martinis. Details and RSVP here!
Set in the breathtaking Brazilian shores of Búzios in the early 1980s, ADRIFT tells the story of teenager Filipa (Laura Neiva), in a defining summer that sees her transition from child to adult, uncovering the fact that life is far more complex when the surface is severely scratched and uneasy truths are divulged. [...]
We have one poster of the beautiful painting Au Salon de la rue des Moulins by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to give away this month, courtesy of Art.com, whose French Museum Collection we featured not long ago.
If you don’t win the poster, you can still go to Art.com and use the [...]
This important exchange between Morrison and Compagnon will be of great interest to anyone concerned with French culture and its legacy in the world today.
We have four copies of this controversial book to give away to Francophilia members. Go to the Community home page to see how to win! Offer ends [...]
In 1906, suspected terrorist, art-world tastemaker, and literary instigator Félix Fénéon wrote more than a thousand faits-divers for the Paris newspaper Le Matin. Fénéon’s news items are populated with opium addicts, prostitutes, drunks, those flattened by trains and carriages, inept and angry thieves, protestors, and simpletons. in Illustrated Three-Line Novels: Félix Fénéon, artist Joanna Neborsky’s [...]
Author Catherine Delors has donated 5 copies of her new novel For the King for our September member giveaway. The novel takes readers through the dark alleys and glittering salons of post-revolutionary Paris. It is a romantic thriller, a tale of love, betrayal and redemption. Go to the Francophilia Community for details on [...]
Chloe Pink™ takes Francophilia with her everywhere she goes:
…..with Pierre (her VW Bug)
…..on her sketchbook
…..to her favorite cafe and all around town
Buy the new Chloe Pink Doodle & Dream Coloring Book on Amazon. And get some Francophilia stuff of your own!
Did you know that Louis XIV so balked at using a fork that visiting dignitaries were not allowed to use them in his presence? Do you know what food prompted Renoir to say he had “rediscovered the Ambrosia of the gods”?
Authors (and brothers) Matthew and Mark Jacob have kindly donated 3 copies of [...]
The American Library in Paris hosts regular literary and public-affairs programs and book groups, as well as children’s and teen events and activities. Open to all, with annual and short-term memberships for individuals, families, students, and seniors, the Library serves nearly 2,300 members hailing from more than 60 countries.
The ALP has generously [...]
We have one hardback copy of The Murdered House by prolific mystery writer Pierre Magnan to give away to a Francophilia community member. Go to the Community home page to learn more! Offer ends June 30th.
24 Hours Paris showcases the city’s amazing variety of activities in a user-friendly format. Arranged hour by hour, from 5 am to midnight and back again, this unique guidebook gives you the best of Paris, beyond the Eiffel Tower. Feel like weaving a tapestry? How about sketching burlesque models? 24 Hours Paris peeks [...]
We have five copies of “Paris in the Spring with Picasso” to give away to US members this month. Go to Francophilia.com/community for details. Offer ends April 30th, 2010. Buy the book on Amazon!
