Theater and drama professionals and professors address the role of Paris as an international theater city and the intercultural webs of Parisian theater. Essays address Peter Brook and Le Centre International de Creations Theatrales; Jacques Lecoq and his "Ecole Internationale de Theatre" in Paris; Ariane Mnouchkine and the Theatre du Soleil; and Augusto Boal and the Theatre de l'Opprime. In the second part, the input of different national theater traditions to the internationalism of Paris is explored, including Germany, Russia, Spain, Argentina, the US, and Africa. Distributed by Palgrave. c. Book News Inc.

From Penberthy Floss to Paris, Clementine Rose is set for adventure! Clementine Rose and her family are off to Paris! It’s Clementine’s first big trip and there’s so much to see and do. She’s been practising her French and can’t wait to say bonjour to her friends Sophie and Jules. Exploring the city is lots of fun and, with the help of Lavender, Clementine encounters some rather curious characters. After a series of strange coincidences and a last-minute disaster, Clementine begins to wonder if it’s all part of one very tricky puzzle!

Join internationally renowned fashion illustrator Megan Hess as she explores the timeless beauty and glamour of ten of France's best-loved designers in a stylish celebration of one of the world’s favourite fashion destinations. From the courts of Versailles to the cobbled streets of Paris, French fashion has always been the epitome of elegance. Whether it's Dior's New Look, Yves Saint Laurent's Le Smoking jacket or Chanel's little black dress, the masters of French fashion understand that clothing is more than a craft: it’s an art form. Megan Hess’s love for French style sparked her career in fashion illustration. In these pages, she unspools the threads of ten legendary designers – Chanel, Dior, Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Givenchy, Chloé, Balmain, Louis Vuitton, Hermès and Celine – to discover the origins of haute couture, prêt-à-porter and everything chic. Accompanied by Megan’s exquisite illustrations of current and archival collections, Elegance: The Beauty of French Fashion tells the story of how France’s iconic fashion houses have influenced the very fabric of design.

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Bedford's autobiographical novel paints a vivid picture of life in 1920s Europe between the wars. Sybille Bedford placed the ambiguous and inescapable stuff of her own life at the center of her fiction, and in Jigsaw—her fourth and final novel, which was shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize—she did it with particular artistry. “What I had in mind,” she was later to say, “was to build a novel out of the events and people who had made up, and marked, my early youth...Truth here was an artistic, not moral, requirement...It involved...writing about myself, my feelings, my actions.” And so she assembled the puzzle pieces of her singular past into a picture of her “unsentimental education.” We learn of a childhood spent alone with her father, “a stranded man of the world” living a life of “ungenteel poverty in quite grand surroundings,” a château, that is, deep in the German countryside, with wine but little else for him and his young daughter to hold body and soul together. We learn of her return to Italy and her mother, “the one character I wished to keep minor and knew all along that it could not be done,” and the dark secret consuming her mother’s life. Finally, she tells us how she lived with and learned from Aldous and Maria Huxley on the French Riviera, developing the sense of purpose and determination that made her the great writer she would become.

A 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle of an evocative Parisian scene, inspired by classic Batsford book covers of the 1930s and ’40s. Immerse yourself in a wonderfully colorful vision of Paris. This nostalgic and beautiful illustration of a Parisian balcony set out for afternoon tea, looking onto a picturesque boulevard with the Eiffel Tower in the distance, is inspired by Batsford’s vintage Brian Cook book covers, first published in the 1930s and still very popular today. This gorgeous and vivid puzzle will provide you with hours of mindful entertainment. The box includes 1000 jigsaw pieces in a sustainable paper bag, plus a helpful poster for guidance. Once completed, the jigsaw puzzle measures 70 x 50 cm. Also available in this series as puzzles are the Brian Cook covers for the classic Batsford books The Landscape of England, The Cathedrals of England, and The Spirit of London, alongside The Spirit of New York.

Mystery-lover Libby is excited but nervous when she's sent to join her aunt Agatha's extraordinary travelling school in Paris. Just when she is starting to find her feet Aunt Agatha is arrested, accused of a daring jewel robbery. Can Libby and her new best friend Connie find the real thief in time to save her aunt?

This gorgeously designed gift set includes a hardback copy of Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris and your very own 60-piece Claris jigsaw puzzle! Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris follows an adorable mouse who dreams of moving to Paris to follow her fashion dreams. One day, she bravely takes the leap - only to find a mean little girl with a horrible-looking cat standing in the way of her perfect Parisian apartment! Can Claris use all her wit, warmth and - of course - style to make her dreams come true? A delightful rhyming tale about courage, compassion and a stylish little mouse, from acclaimed fashion illustrator Megan Hess. Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris is the first picture book in a dazzling series for lovers of Eloise and Olivia. Destined to delight fashion-obsessed readers of all ages!