French Café - René Deydier
French , 1882-1942
Oil on canvas , 53.9 x 65.1 cm.
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Francophile? Join Jean-Philippe Blondel, author of the bestselling novel THE 6:41 TO PARIS, for an online discussion of his new book CAFÉ UNFILTERED on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 6 p.m. CDT/7 p.m. EDT, sponsored by Watermark Books & Cafe in Wichita, Kansas. Free registration here: https://www.watermarkbooks.com/jeanphilippeblondel
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Patrick Modiano, from In the Café of Lost Youth
Text ID: I have the feeling that anything is possible. The year begins in the month of October.
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Bonjour, bon Dimanche à tous ☕️ 🥐 🍎
"French Kiss" 🗼 A love letter to Paris
Photo de Peter Turnley
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Seriously Duo, stop spying, back off dude! Lol
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CAFÉ UNFILTERED is on World Literature Today’s Summer Reading List and should be on yours: "Are you a people-watcher? In his follow-up to the hit novel The 6:41 to Paris, Jean-Philippe Blondel peers into the lives of various characters who share a Parisian café as their nexus. WLT contributor and former Neustadt Prize juror Alison Anderson provides the English translation."
https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2023/july/summer-reading-editors-wlt
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Patrick Modiano, from In the Café of Lost Youth
Text ID: For me, autumn has never been a sad season. The dying leaves and the days that grow shorter and shorter have never evoked the end of something for me but instead brought with them anticipation for the future.
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Moorish Café in the Kasbah of the Udayas in Rabat, Morocco
French vintage postcard
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Top: Café Frascati in Paris, 1807, by Philibert-Louis Debucourt
Bottom: Café Frascati (A Scene From Napoleon's Time), 1893, by François Flameng
During the Premier Empire, the Frascati establishment, named after a famous Neapolitan ice-cream maker, was one of the most popular venues in Paris. First of all, it had a delightful garden, decorated with the busts of the greatest French and English poets, and lit up at night. A tunnel of wisteria and maiden vine, known as “l’ermitage” (the retreat), lent a charming atmosphere to the scene. The house was used as a café and salon de pâtisserie. On the ground floor it offered refreshments and some of the best ice-cream in Paris, with ballrooms. On the first floor were gaming rooms. Paris’s smartest set flocked here to spend the pleasant summer evenings.
The Maison Frascati closed at the Restoration, following the law closing down gaming rooms. (Source)
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