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La Seduction Paperback - 2012

by Elaine Sciolino

In "La Seduction," Sciolino, the Paris bureau chief of "The New York Times," demystifies the French way of life and reveals the hidden truth: it's all about seduction. Here she gives an inside view of how seduction works in all areas.


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France is a seductive country, seductive in its elegance, its beauty, its sensual pleasures, and its joie de vivre. Elaine Sciolino, the longtime Paris bureau chief of The New York Times, has discovered that seduction is much more. It is the key to understanding France and plays a crucial role not only in how the French fall in love, but also in how they conduct business, enjoy food and drink, define style, engage in intellectual debate, elect politicians, and project power around the world. In La Seduction, Sciolino gives us an inside view of how seduction works in all areas of French life, from the shops of Paris to the halls of government, from the gardens of Versailles to the agricultural heartland.
In a new preface written for the paperback edition, Sciolino shows how the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case has thrust France into a searching debate about the future of seduction and the culture of pleasure, which cuts to the heart of France's national identity. In this as in every other aspect of French life, Elaine Sciolino proves herself to be a charming, insightful, and--yes--seductive guide.

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  • Title La Seduction
  • Author Elaine Sciolino
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition EXCELLENT READER
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL, New York
  • Date 2012-07-17
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781250007445 / 1250007445
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.1 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: French
  • Library of Congress subjects National characteristics, French, France - Social life and customs
  • Dewey Decimal Code 302.34

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  • New York Times Book Review, 08/05/2012, Page 28

About the author

ELAINE SCIOLINO is the author of the award-winning book Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran. She is a Paris correspondent and former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times, having previously served as the newspaper's chief diplomatic correspondent and UN bureau chief. She has also been a foreign correspondent for Newsweek, based in Paris and Rome. In 2010, she was decorated a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. She lives in Paris with her husband.

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