Catrina Chambers, on of KN’s Reading Group members was unable to come along to the meeting this week and therefore wanted to share her thoughts on this book. She also kindly agreed that I could publish it here. **** ”I found Waiting for the Barbarians a surprisingly difficult read. I’m normally quite a fast reader, [...]
We had a lovely evening at our Knowing Nantes Pot Luck Apero after worrying about the weather all day! The sunshine came out and it was warm in the green area surrounding the Square Elisa Mercoeur in Nantes (with the famous plastic doll fountain). We all brought along a drink and something to eat to [...]
Claude Cahun is the subject of a comprehensive exhibition which began in Paris’s Jeu de Paume gallery today and goes on til the 25th September. If you don’t know the Jeu de Paume, it is a very fitting gallery to display the work of Claude Cahun, not only is it France’s most prestigious showcase of [...]
Found this great article in the New York Times… now I know what I need to do to be a Parisien Bobo… If you don’t know what a Bobo is… here’s a handy definition. The term was first coined by David Brooks, author of “Bobos in Paridise, The New Upper Class and How They Got [...]