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Fun Facts Friday: André Malraux
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Fun Facts Friday: André Malraux

Man of la BookDecember 3, 2021

André Malraux (3 November, 1901 – 23 November, 1976), born in Paris as Georges André Malraux, was a novelist, politician, and art theorist from France.

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Fun Facts Friday: Allen Tate
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Fun Facts Friday: Allen Tate

Man of la BookNovember 19, 2021

Allen Tate (19 November, 1899 – 9 February, 1979) was a social commentator, poet, and Poet Laureate of the United States, born in Winchester, Kentucky

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Fun Facts Friday: Roland Barthes
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Fun Facts Friday: Roland Barthes

Man of la BookNovember 12, 2021

Roland Barthes (12 November, 1915 – 26 March, 1980) a French philosopher,critic, essayist, and theorist. Mr. Barthe’s ideas influenced many schools of theory.

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Fun Facts Friday: Ida Tarbell
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Fun Facts Friday: Ida Tarbell

Man of la BookNovember 5, 2021

Ida Tarbell (5 November, 1857 – 6 January, 1944) was an author, biographer, lecturer, educator and an early pioneer of investigative journalist.

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Fun Facts Friday: George Orwell
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Fun Facts Friday: George Orwell

Man of la BookJune 25, 2021

George Orwell was an English novelist, journalist, critic and writer known for his classic novels such as Animal Farm and 1984, published posthumously.

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Book Review: Plunder: Napoleon’s Theft of Veronese’s Feast by Cynthia Saltzman
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Book Review: Plunder: Napoleon’s Theft of Veronese’s Feast by Cynthia Saltzman

Man of la BookMay 26, 2021

The subject might be just one painting, but it also tells of the history of the time, military tactics, art history, and religious and regional politics

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Book Review: Le Deal: How a Young American, in Business, In Love, and in Over His Head, Kick-Started a Multibillion-Dollar Industry in Europe by Byrne Murphy
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Book Review: Le Deal by J. Byrne Murphy

Man of la BookMay 11, 2021

A memoir of Byrne Murphy, a young businessman who moves to Paris to reignite his career and his fortunes. He quickly finds himself up against powerful forces.

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Fun Facts Friday: Alice B. Toklas
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Fun Facts Friday: Alice B. Toklas

Man of la BookApril 30, 2021

Alice B. Toklas was an American cookbook writer and life partner of Gertrude Stein. The 1945 Alice B. Toklas Cookbook included a recipe for “Haschich Fudge”.

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Fun Facts Friday: John George Nicolay
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Fun Facts Friday: John George Nicolay

Man of la BookFebruary 26, 2021

John George Nicolay (26, February, 1832 – 26 September, 1901) served as the private secretary to Abraham Lincoln, and co-authored his biography.

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Book Review: The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
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Book Review: The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

Man of la BookFebruary 22, 2021

In 1939, Paris, Odile Souchet has her life on track. She’s working in her dream job at the American Library in Paris, a great boyfriend working as a cop, and a loving family.

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