Fernanda Eberstadt
Forfatter af The Furies
Værker af Fernanda Eberstadt
Little Money Street: In Search of Gypsies and Their Music in the South of France (2006) 43 eksemplarer
Associated Works
World Monuments: 50 Irreplaceable Sites to Discover, Explore, and Champion (2015) — Contributor. — 17 eksemplarer
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- Fødselsdato
- 1960-11-10
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- New York, New York, USA
- Bopæl
- Drôme, France
England, UK
New York, New York, USA - Uddannelse
- University of Oxford (Magdalen College)
Brearley School, New York, New York, USA - Erhverv
- critic
novelist
essayist - Relationer
- Nash, Ogden (grandfather)
Eberstadt, Isabel (mother)
Medlemmer
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Statistikker
- Værker
- 7
- Also by
- 2
- Medlemmer
- 236
- Popularitet
- #95,935
- Vurdering
- 3.8
- Anmeldelser
- 5
- ISBN
- 23
- Sprog
- 2
While reading the book I was alternatively interested and critical. It bothered me that the author seemed to be a groupie slumming her way through the Gypsy world of Perpignan, and it bothered me the culture she was describing -- one that I found fundamentally unattractive. And finally, it bothered me that she would explain the prejudiced attitudes of French people and then go right on and describe the gypsies she was talking about who did exactly what the prejudiced French were afraid of (or expecting).
But in the end, I found I liked the book a lot. It gives a very good description of Catalan gypsy society and culture in the southeast of France. And it has made it clear which part of Perpignan I should probably avoid on my next visit there. It has also given me a great reference for what CDs to buy in the near future.… (mere)