The Lecture

by Lydie Salvayre

Book Overview

At the City Hall in a small town in the South of France, one man starts his campaign to correct the ills that have overtaken his proud nation by lecuring the town's inhabitants on the art of conversation. In the narrator's opinion, coversation is a specialty that is most eminently French, an art that should be nurtured and practiced, and can help repair France's reputation. Not to mention being a good conversationalist is extremely useful for seducing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564783510
• ISBN13: 9781564783516
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 6.9"