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The Class

By Begaudeau, Francois|Asher, Linda
The Class
Winner of the Prix France Culture/Telerama prize, "The Class" explores timely issues of race, class, identity, and colonial history against the backdrop of a turbulent French society. The film adaptation received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

Details

Authors: Begaudeau, Francois|Asher, Linda
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9781583228852
ISBN10: 1583228853
Page Count: 272
Dimensions: 5.4x0.8x8.1
Publisher: Seven Stories Press

Strand Notes

This autobiographical novel of trying to teach French to a rowdy classroom of African teenagers on the outskirts of Paris is a tour de force/winner of the Prix France Culture/Telerama prize. The novel explores timely issues of race, class, identity, and colonial history against the backdrop of a turbulent French society grappling with a controversial immigration policy and its social consequences. Its eponymous film version received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. 320p.

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This autobiographical novel of trying to teach French to a rowdy classroom of African teenagers on the outskirts of Paris is a tour de force/winner of the Prix France Culture/Telerama prize. The novel explores timely issues of race, class, identity, and colonial history against the backdrop of a turbulent French society grappling with a controversial immigration policy and its social consequences. Its eponymous film version received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. 320p.
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