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Vintage 1954 by Antoine Laurain (Gallic)

Posted on July 31, 2019 by drewsmith28

“It happened in the middle of a brightly moonlight night in the Beaujolais vineyards.” ANTOINE Laurain writes the kind of stories that do not seem to get published in Britain – a plot, a gaggle of characters, mostly quite likable … Continue reading →

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The president’s hat by Antoine Laurain (Gallic)

Posted on August 5, 2018 by drewsmith28

“Daniel Mercier went up the stairs at Gare Saint-Lazare as the crowd surged down.”   THE hat in question – and in the original French edition – belongs to president Francois Mitterand. It is probably just coincidence that two of … Continue reading →

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The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain (Gallic)

Posted on August 2, 2018 by drewsmith28

“The taxi had dropped her on the corner of the boulevard.” This is very filmable – a French comedy of manners, of mores, of missing identities. A screen version might skip the rich literary (French) references but the compensation of … Continue reading →

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