Product Description

This impressive collection of remarkable quotations from more than a hundred French writers of the past (including Honoré de Balzac, Simone de Beauvoir, Georges Bernanos, Albert Camus, Jean Cocteau, Colette, Cyrano de Bergerac, Alexandre Dumas, Marguerite Duras, Gustave Flaubert, Anatole France, André Gide, Heloise, Victor Hugo, Molière, Alfred de Musset, Anais Nin, Blaise Pascal, Marcel Proust, Jean Racine, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, George Sand, Jean-Paul Sartre, Madame de Stael, Stendhal, Voltaire, and Simone Weil) is a must for every lover of great literature.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #828753 in Books
• Published on: 2000-12-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

About the Author
Carol A. Dingle, whose ancestors came to the United States from Normandy, is a former English teacher, USO director, business owner, and world traveler who lived and worked in Paris. Her other book is Memorable Quotations: Philosophers of Western Civilization.

Customer Reviews

Fabulous Collection
This book is a unique anthology, a remarkable compilation of quotations from a marvelous collection of writers. I will enjoy reading it again and again for years to come.

Great!
French Writers of the past is a fantastic collection of quotations! For anyone who likes to browse through quotation books, this is a great book to pick up!

Lovely Book!
As an educator, I feel that this is an important book for students and teachers who do NOT speak French, but who should be aware of the richness and diversity of French literature.