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Finding Fontainebleau : An American Boy in France by Thad Carhart (2016, Hardcover)
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Then there was the château itself: a sprawling palace once the residence of kings, its grounds the perfect place to play hide-and-seek. Touring Fontainebleau again as an adult, he began to appreciate its influence on French style, taste, art, and architecture.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100525428801
ISBN-139780525428800
eBay Product ID (ePID)217046339
Product Key Features
Book TitleFinding Fontainebleau : an American Boy in France
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCultural Heritage, Europe / France, Personal Memoirs, General, Life Stages / School Age
Publication Year2016
IllustratorYes
GenreFamily & Relationships, Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorThad Carhart
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-008395
ReviewsPraise for The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: "Carhart writes with a sensuousness enhanced by patience and grounded by the humble acquisition of new insight into music, his childhood, and his relationship to the city of Paris." -- The New Yorker "Captivating." -- The New York Times "[Carhart's] writing is fluid and lovely enough to lure the rustiest plunker back to the piano bench and the most jaded traveler back to Paris." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Thoroughly engaging." -- The Washington Post
SynopsisA beguiling memoir of a childhood in 1950s France from the much-admired New York Times bestselling author of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank "Like the castle, Carhart's] memoir imaginatively and smoothly integrates multiple influences, styles and whims." -- The New York Times For a young American boy in the 1950s, Fontainebleau was a sight both strange and majestic, home to a continual series of adventures: a different language to learn, weekend visits to nearby Paris, family road trips to Spain and Italy. Then there was the chateau itself: a sprawling palace once the residence of kings, its grounds the perfect place to play hide-and-seek. The curiosities of the small town and the time with his family as expats left such an impression on him that thirty years later Carhart returned to France with his wife to raise their two children. Touring Fontainebleau again as an adult, he began to appreciate its influence on French style, taste, art, and architecture. Each trip to Fontainebleau introduces him to entirely new aspects of the chateau's history, enriching his memories and leading him to Patrick Ponsot, the head of the chateau's restoration, who becomes Carhart's guide to the hidden Fontainebleau. What emerges is an intimate chronicle of a time and place few have experienced. In warm, precise prose, Carhart reconstructs the wonders of his childhood as an American in postwar France, attending French schools with his brothers and sisters. His firsthand account brings to life nothing less than France in the 1950s, from the parks and museums of Paris to the rigors of French schooling to the vast chateau of Fontainebleau and its village, built, piece by piece, over many centuries. Finding Fontainebleau is for those captivated by the French way of life, for armchair travelers, and for anyone who has ever fallen in love with a place they want to visit over and over again., A beguiling memoir of a childhood in 1950s France from the much-admired New York Times bestselling author of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank "Like the castle, [Carhart's] memoir imaginatively and smoothly integrates multiple influences, styles and whims."-- The New York Times For a young American boy in the 1950s, Fontainebleau was a sight both strange and majestic, home to a continual series of adventures: a different language to learn, weekend visits to nearby Paris, family road trips to Spain and Italy. Then there was the ch'teau itself: a sprawling palace once the residence of kings, its grounds the perfect place to play hide-and-seek. The curiosities of the small town and the time with his family as expats left such an impression on him that thirty years later Carhart returned to France with his wife to raise their two children. Touring Fontainebleau again as an adult, he began to appreciate its influence on French style, taste, art, and architecture. Each trip to Fontainebleau introduces him to entirely new aspects of the ch'teau's history, enriching his memories and leading him to Patrick Ponsot, the head of the ch'teau's restoration, who becomes Carhart's guide to the hidden Fontainebleau. What emerges is an intimate chronicle of a time and place few have experienced. In warm, precise prose, Carhart reconstructs the wonders of his childhood as an American in postwar France, attending French schools with his brothers and sisters. His firsthand account brings to life nothing less than France in the 1950s, from the parks and museums of Paris to the rigors of French schooling to the vast ch'teau of Fontainebleau and its village, built, piece by piece, over many centuries. Finding Fontainebleau is for those captivated by the French way of life, for armchair travelers, and for anyone who has ever fallen in love with a place they want to visit over and over again.
LC Classification NumberDC801.F67C37 2016
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- Nov 17, 2020
Need to go to Fontainebleau!
While every Francophile wishes that they'd had the chance to grow up in France, here is a first hand account by a very observant and articulate American writer. When his father relocates the family to Fontainebleau, the author is 4 yrs. old and has the company of his 4 siblings and parents in this different, but fascinating post WW2 world. With wonderful detail, he compares and contrasts his suburban American home & cars to his family's new life in an old house near the fabled Chateau. The author's skillfully written memoir blends the distinctive "French" approach to many things, the joie de vivre shared by the survivors of WW2, the education system, and the fabled history of the royal Chateau and hunting grounds. Returning 30 years later with his own children, he is granted behind the scenes visits with the Architectural restoration team, tasked with reconstructing various period rooms in the Chateau.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 31, 2016
Personal reminiscence mixed with fun history
Fontainebleau is a beautiful palace. Thanks to this book I will revisit it to take a deeper look. The author spent three years living in Fontainebleau as a boy, then returned many times as an adult to watch the process of renovating the palace. His deep respect for French history and culture is welcome and appropriate.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Sep 14, 2021
A beautiful story
Memories an American boy makes during the Cold War while his father’s NATO command kept his family in France.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
