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'(A) sparkling account...Robb cycled 14, 000 miles to bring his learning to life, which this book blissfully does.'
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'A revealing biography of ordinary French citizens and a portrait of the world beyond Paris and the urban elite.' -- Time Out
'Captivatingly full of the author's own discoveries - exotic landscapes, weird customs, remarkable individuals and events overlooked by history' -- Guardian
'Engaging and lyrical... Gives voice to the France we have forgotten. Formidable.' -- Psychologies Magazine
'Full of amazing new facts, some horrific and some hilarious. A wonderful read.' -- The Guardian, Readers' Books of the Year
'Robb is a compellingly and hugely knowledgeable guide to a country that we only thought we knew.' -- London Review of Books
'Superlative history of la France profonde' -- Sunday Times 100 best holiday reads
'The most informative book I read was Graham Robb's brilliant, insanely compendious The Discovery of France.' -- Sean O'Brien, The Times Literary Supplement
'The search for an elusive `real' France haunted both natives and visitors throughout the 20th Century...' -- London Review of Books
'This is a vivid and indispensable book, so full of unexpected and wittily related treasures...' -- Daily Telegraph
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'A revealing biography of ordinary French citizens and a portrait of the world beyond Paris and the urban elite.' -- Time Out
'Captivatingly full of the author's own discoveries - exotic landscapes, weird customs, remarkable individuals and events overlooked by history' -- Guardian
'Engaging and lyrical... Gives voice to the France we have forgotten. Formidable.' -- Psychologies Magazine
'Full of amazing new facts, some horrific and some hilarious. A wonderful read.' -- The Guardian, Readers' Books of the Year
'Robb is a compellingly and hugely knowledgeable guide to a country that we only thought we knew.' -- London Review of Books
'Superlative history of la France profonde' -- Sunday Times 100 best holiday reads
'The most informative book I read was Graham Robb's brilliant, insanely compendious The Discovery of France.' -- Sean O'Brien, The Times Literary Supplement
'The search for an elusive `real' France haunted both natives and visitors throughout the 20th Century...' -- London Review of Books
'This is a vivid and indispensable book, so full of unexpected and wittily related treasures...' -- Daily Telegraph
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- PublisherW. W. Norton
- Publication date2007
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