Authors@Google: Graham Robb

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Jan 2008

(50 min)

Graham Robb, biographer of Balzac, Mallarmé, and Victor Hugo, introduced and read his new book The Discovry of France, which is recommended by NY Times editors (Caroline Weber, Tour de France, 4 Nov 2007).

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“no one speaks perfect Franch, except foreigner,” Graham said.  the Franch learnt in school is quite different from the one in reality.  only half of the country spoke Franch before the revolution.

his travel advice in France: get a bike.  but one audience asked, how about the crazy drivers?

Paris Burning

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29 Nov 2007
Al Jazeera news

Part 1

(11 min)

Part 2

(12 min)

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why the Franchmen were burning suburb in Paris?  i don’t know.  are they feeling better now?  i don’t know also.  not much is reported after then.  the poor men are not news, until they burnt something, i suppose.  see also NY Times old report (In French Suburbs, Same Rage, but New Tactics, 28 Nov 2007) and an interview of Bernard Kouchner, the foreign minister (A Statesman Without Borders, 3 Feb 2008).

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7 Feb 2008

(4 min)

Judo, not money, is helping them.  da.

48 in Paris

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12 May 2007

Part 1

(12 min)

Part 2

(11 min)

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what’s the say?  not a good place to live; but a good place to visit.  maybe.  especially when you’re visiting with Amanda Palmer.