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A Political Education

Coming of Age in Paris and New York

ISBN-13: 9781612193632

Contributor(s): Andre Schiffrin

Subjects: Biography: General

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Melville House Publishing

Publication Date: 16-01-2014

Format: Paperback

Availability: Out of stock

£12.99

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About the book

Andre Schiffrin was born the son of one of France's most esteemed publishers, in a world peopled by some of the day's leading writers and intellectuals, such as Andre Gide and Jean-Paul Sartre. But this world was torn apart when the Nazis marched into Paris on young Andre's fifth birthday. Beginning with the family's dramatic escape to Casablanca - thanks to the help of the legendary Varian Fry - and eventually New York, A Political Education recounts the surprising twists and turns of a life that saw Schiffrin become one of the world's most respected publishers.

A Political Education

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