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Literary start: the 5 editorial favorites

With more than 500 titles, the literary re-entry arouses as every year a lot of frenzy. Our choice - not exhaustive! - focused on the first novel, jubilant, by Quentin Tarantino; on writings imbued with poetry, humor, fantasy and Love always… Good readings! - Once upon a time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino, Fayard editions Although inspired by “Once upon a time… in Hollywood” this first book by director Quentin Tarantino is a novel in its own right. Los Angeles 1969. We find the actor again Rick Dalton in search of roles and his sidekick Cliff Booth, ex-stuntman turned cinephile. Both are neighbors of the Polanski-Sharon Tate couple. Fortunately, the magic of fiction will imagine for the actress a destiny quite different from reality. Quentin Tarantino, following the same plot as his Oscar-winning film Once upon a time… in Hollywood, develops other extravagant scenes and characters in the book; alludes to French cinema and is fierce with Hollywood. All the love of the 7th art at the heart of a literary creation: exhilarating! I AM ORDERING IT - My ...

Our Top 10 Love Books

What could be better than being immersed in a beautiful love story to provide you with sweet emotions. In these times when the evenings are sometimes long, we offer you a selection of books that talk a little, a lot, madly about this strange, miraculous, sometimes unmanageable … but delicious feeling that we call LOVE. A selection by Marie-Laure Vallée. THE MOST GLAMOROUS Carole and Clark, Vincent Duluc, Stock editions. Legendary stars of American cinema Carole Lombard and Clark Gable married in 1939. If the actor is a great seducer, the determined and jealous actress watches over her husband like a wolf. A love story tinged with glamor and humor at the heart of the golden age of Hollywood studios. IT MAKES ME WANT – THE MOST INTENSE Diary, Richard Burton, Séguier editions. Liz Taylor and Richard Burton were too much alike not to fall madly in love with each other. Through the actor's turbulent Memoirs their passionate love story emerges. Between ruptures and reconciliations, these two giants of Hollywood cinema burned with a devastating love. IT ME...

15 very beautiful 'coffee table books' to pimp your interior

Reading is a real treat for the mind. In this holiday season - conducive to temptation - here are some beautiful books to eat… with the eyes. - 'Paris' by Marc-Antoine Coulon For a canon table book, opt for this glamorous and evocative book Marc-Antoine Coulon celebrates Parisian fashion, spirit and chic. Like a colorful walk, we discover portraits of famous personalities, others more personal as well as sketches of parades and Parisian places that are dear to him. In a few brushstrokes, he captures its essence in a very elegant way. Everything in the image of his paw, sensitive and insolent ... As always, we easily recognize his unique style and his precise line in this magnificent book of illustrations. 'Paris', Marc-Antoine Coulon, Flammarion, € 50. JE CRAQUE - 'The Art Of Flavor, gourmet journey' by Amaury Guichon Venice, Geneva, Montreal, Chicago or even Kiev… During a gourmet journey to the four corners of the world, Amaury Guichon transports us to his world. Throughout the pages, the young Franco-Swiss pastry chef unveils twelve signature trompe-l'oeil pastries, collected ...

10 essential books to discover

The most beautiful trips are hidden in the books. Jean d'Ormesson Reading offers the possibility from his sofa to live several lives… We are not going to deprive ourselves of it! Here are the 10 recommendations from Marie-Laure Vallée, from the Littérature et Compagnie blog. - “A castle for Hollywood” by Olivier Minne, published by Séguier Olivier Minne invites us to push open the door of the Castle on Sunset Boulevard, a baroque hotel in the heart of Los Angeles. Its fresco inhabited by whimsical and glamorous characters, brings us to the heart of the myth embodied by Hollywood. - "The scandalous, the novel by Louise Labé" by Michel Peyramaure, published by Calmann-Lévy A fictionalized biography of the greatest poet of the Renaissance who through her verses dared to express her desires as a libertine woman. Courageous ! - “Haute-couture” by Florence Delay, published by Gallimard Associating a dress with a life, you had to think about it. This is the challenge that Florence Delay took on by investigating the works of the painter Zurbaran and his models. Exciting ! - “My literary Paris” by François Busnel,…

Literature: 5 great classics to (re)read during quarantine

Containment obliges, everyone tries to occupy themselves as best they can... When some indulge in the joy of coloring, others try their hand at cooking while still others come out with nuggets from their library. We have selected for you the 5 literary works to read at least once in your life, or simply to rediscover. – In Search of Lost Time, by Marcel Proust With its 3000 pages divided into 7 volumes, this literary monument by Marcel Proust is a great classic that may intimidate some. But it's still a must-read masterpiece. In any case, if you want to finish it by the end of confinement, you better get started! – The Great Gatsby, by Francis Scott Fitzgerald Published in 1925 in the United States, The Great Gatsby is the third novel by American writer Francis Scott Fitzgerald. The story is set in New York in the 1920s and is often described as a flamboyant portrayal of American high society from the Roaring Twenties. – …

Coffee table book: 5 really chic copies to afford 

If you're addicted to Pinterest then you couldn't escape the “Coffee table book” trend. This magnificent book that we put on the living room table like a decorative object in itself. Whether it's to please a loved one or just to pimp your interior. Here are 5 must-have books. For lovers of the capital and its representation through illustration… 'Paris' by Marc-Antoine Coulon For a stunning table book, opt for this glamorous and evocative book Marc-Antoine Coulon celebrates fashion, spirit and chic Parisian. Like a walk rich in color, we discover portraits of famous personalities. Others more personal as well as sketches of parades and Parisian places that are dear to him. With a few brushstrokes, he captures its essence in a very elegant way. Just like his paw, sensitive and insolent… As always, we easily recognize his unique style and his precise line in this magnificent book of illustrations. 'Paris' by Marc-Antoine Coulon, Editions Flammarion, …

The improbable gallery of 1st rue Chabanais: discovering an erotic-poetic universe...

Wilhelm von Plüschow (1852-1930) Theater of Dionysos in Athens, 1890 – Vintage albumen print Au Bonheur du Jour … what is it? A special gallery saluting a sometimes forgotten art that plunges us back into a Belle Epoque atmosphere, in brothels and secret boudoirs, with their portraits of men, sailors, young ephebes... Wilhelm von GLOEDEN (1856-1931), Sailor , 1885 – Vintage photography Opened in 1999 by Nicole Canet, Au Bonheur du Jour offers original photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries: the ragazzis of Wilhelm von Gloeden, Wilhelm von Plüschow, Vincenzo Galdi, the boys of Lionel Wendt, Raymond Voinquel and Konrad Helbig, etc., as well as drawings and paintings by various authors: Gaston Goor, Jean Boullet, Soungouroff, Paul Smara, Roland Caillaud, Arthur Chaplin, Charles Gleyre, and others. Did you say erotic? The Curiosa (i.e. the publication of erotic works) is in the spotlight with a large selection of works and old collectibles, presented in a boudoir where the leap into the past operates as if by magic, bringing courtesans and dandies back to life before our eyes...