{"product_id":"french-like-moi-a-midwesterner-in-paris-hardcover","title":"French Like Moi: A Midwesterner in Paris - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Dominic Carpenter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Scott Carpenter moves from Minnesota to Paris, little does he suspect the dramas that await: scheming neighbors, police denunciations, surly demonstrators, cooking disasters, medical mishaps--not to mention all those lectures about cheese! It turns out that nothing in the City of Light can be taken for granted, where even trips to the grocery store lead to adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFrench Like Moi\u003c\/em\u003e, Carpenter guides us through the merry labyrinth of the everyday, one hilarious faux pas after another. Through it all, he keeps his eye on the central mystery of what makes the French French (and Midwesterners Midwestern).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinnesota-born and Midwest-bred, Scott Dominic Carpenter is the author of \u003ci\u003eTheory of Remainders: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e (named to Kirkus Reviews' \"Best Books of 2013\") and of \u003ci\u003eThis Jealous Earth: Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e Winner of a Mark Twain House Royal Nonesuch Prize (2018), recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, and semi-finalist for the Many Voices Project Prize, he has published work in a wide variety of venues, including \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus, Silk Road, Catapult, South Dakota Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and various anthologies. He lives 45 miles from Minneapolis in Northfield, Minnesota, and Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.7 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52638579786035,"sku":"9781609521851","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZHQ2bHd4d2pEN3ViSmNKamtwWWRJdz09.webp?v=1762325910","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/french-like-moi-a-midwesterner-in-paris-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}