10 NEW BOOKS ABOUT MUSIC
We have plenty of French music CDs that our members can borrow but did you know that we also got lots of books for Music lovers?
Here is a selection of 10 of our new music books.
1. La musique au mètre : Petit guide à l’usage des professionnels, Willy Yvart, 2013
2. Vanessa Paradis : Sa nouvelle vie !, Claire Lescure, 2013
3. In a lonely place : écrits rock, Michka Assayas, 2013
4. Dictionnaire amoureux du rock, Antoine de Caunes, 2010
5. Je ne sais pas, Mathieu Boogaerts, 2009
6. Monk, Laurent de Wilde, 1997
7. Le rock à l’endroit : Une histoire des lieux du rock en France, Christophe Deniau, 2013
8. Le dernier Français, Abd al Malik, 2013
9. Un bon chanteur mort, Dominique A., 2008
10. Sorties de route, Bertrand Belin, 2011
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OUR HEARTS SKIP A BEAT FOR THIS SELECTION OF DOCUMENTS
Our French language specialist recommends:
Talk French Grammar : A clear new approach: Niveau A1, Sue Purcell, 2009, book
Learn French easily with this method which demystifies grammar and guides you through the key structures of French.
Our non-fiction specialist says:
Michael Haneke’s Cinema: The Ethic of the Image, Catherine Wheatley, 2009, book.
In this first English-language introduction to, and critical analysis of his work, each of Michael Haneke’s 8 feature films are considered in detail.
Our Children’s librarian loves:
Inventaire des merveilles du monde: Virginie Aladjidi, Emmanuelle Tchoukriel, 2011, book.
A rich inventory encouraging young and old to the curiosity and wonder.
Culturethèque says:
Lulu: Lulu il était une fois une princesse, Laetitia Amblin, 2013, eComic.
A Parisian princess is seeking desperately for her prince charming. That’s all Lulu desires, this young and dreamful woman for who life is a Disney Fairy Tale.
Culturethèque also adores:
L’histoire de France en BD: Louis XIV et Versailles, Bruno Heitz, Dominique Joly, 2013, eComic.
Discover more about the Sun King and Versailles, with a fantastic tandem composed of famous youth illustrator Bruno Heitz and historian Dominique Joly.
La Médiathèque Important Upcoming Dates
Sat 1 June
The adult library will be closed on Saturday 1rst of June 2013. The space will be dedicated to the BD&Comics Passion authors book signing.
The children’s library will remain open and will be offering a lots of Comic Books and advice of graphic novels.
Sat 15 June
Get ready for our enormous French Book Sale. From DVDs to novels, children picture books to CDs, there will be definitively something for every France enthusiastic.
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Calling all bookworms: 20 French classics which simply MUST be read
Test your literary strength with this hefty list of French Classics… how many have you already browsed through?
1. L’Étranger, Albert Camus, 1942
2. À la recherche du temps perdu, Marcel Proust, 1913-1927
3. Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1943
4. La Condition humaine, André Malraux, 1933
5. Voyage au bout de la nuit, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, 1932
6. Le Grand Meaulnes, Alain-Fournier, 1913
7. L’Écume des jours, Boris Vian, 1947
8. Le Deuxième Sexe, Simone de Beauvoir, 1949
9. En attendant Godot, Samuel Beckett, 1952
10. L’Être et le Néant, Jean-Paul Sartre, 1943
11. Paroles, Jacques Prévert, 1946
12. Alcools, Guillaume Apollinaire, 1913
13. Le Lotus bleu, Hergé, 1936
14. Tristes Tropiques, Claude Lévi-Strauss, 1955
15. Astérix le Gaulois, Goscinny & Uderzo, 1959
16. La Cantatrice chauve, Eugène Ionesco, 1952
17. L’Œuvre au noir, Marguerite Yourcenar, 1968
18. Les Faux-monnayeurs, André Gide, 1925
19. Le Hussard sur le toit, Jean Giono, 1951
20. Belle du Seigneur, Albert Cohen, 1968
Our hearts skip a beat for this selection of documents
Our French language specialist recommends:
Les Trois Mousquetaires: Niveau A1, Alexandre Dumas, 2004, book.
A specially adapted book for French language learners. Travel through the Middle Ages with a troupe of French musketeers.
Our non-fiction specialist says:
Yves the Provocateur: Yves Klein and Twentieth-Century Art, Thomas McEvilley, 2010, book.
This young French artist electrified the European art scene with his conceptual and performance art pieces.
Our Children’s librarian loves:
T’choupi est en colère, Thierry Courtin, 1997, book.
T’choupi is angry; really, really angry. But what has made him so mad? A new adventure ideal for little ones who wish to progress in French.
Culturethèque says:
La Patience du Tigre, Fred Bernard, 2012, eComic.
A young couple embark on a weird and wonderful trip with a unique twist. Eager to discover the treasures of the world, they find themselves en route to India.
Culturethèque also adores:
Un Cubain à Paris, Eduardo Manet, 2009, eBook.
Eduardo Manet dreams of travelling to France to learn about cinema and theatre. How will he realistically carry out this trip without his “rose-tinted” glasses?