Listen to French Lessons: A Memoir by Professor Alice Kaplan
Enjoy this audiobook with MP3 Audiobook Player - the ultimate iOS audiobook experience
Brilliantly uniting the personal and the critical, French Lessons is a powerful autobiographical experiment. It tells the story of an American woman escaping into the French language and of a scholar and teacher coming to grips with her history of learning. Kaplan begins with a distinctly American quest for an imaginary France of the intelligence. But soon her infatuation with all things French comes up against the dark, unimagined recesses of French political and cultural life.The daughter of a Jewish lawyer who prosecuted Nazi war criminals at Nuremburg, Kaplan grew up in the 1960s in the Midwest. After her father's death when she was seven, French became her way of "leaving home" and finding herself in another language and culture. In spare, midwestern prose, by turns intimate and wry, Kaplan describes how, as a student in a Swiss boarding school and later in a junior year abroad in Bordeaux, she passionately sought the French "r," attentively honed her accent, and learned the idioms of her French lover.When, as a graduate student, her passion for French culture turned to the elegance and sophistication of its intellectual life, she found herself drawn to the language and style of the novelist Louis-Ferdinand Celine. At the same time she was repulsed by his anti-Semitism. At Yale in the late 70s, during the heyday of deconstruction she chose to transgress its apolitical purity and work on a subject "that made history impossible to ignore:" French fascist intellectuals. Kaplan's discussion of the "de Man affair" — the discovery that her brilliant and charismatic Yale professor had written compromising articles for the pro-Nazi Belgian press—and her personal account of the paradoxes of deconstruction are among the most compelling available on this subject.French Lessons belongs in the company of Sartre's Words and the memoirs of Nathalie Sarraute, Annie Ernaux, and Eva Hoffman. No book so engrossingly conveys both the excitement of learning and the moral dilemmas of the intellectual life.
I've never been so excited about my daily commute – thanks to this app. With this app, my daily commute has transformed into an engaging journey through captivating stories. 🚶♂️🌟 Strolling through captivating narratives has never been easier – this app's intuitive controls make audiobook listening a delight. 🎧🏞️
I'm hooked on this app's curated content – it's like having a personal librarian. ListenBook's compatibility with various formats has made it my go-to app for all audio content. 🚶♀️📱 I'm exploring new worlds while on the move, all thanks to this app's seamless functionality. 🏞️📚 This app is perfect for audiobook lovers. The interface is beautiful and easy to navigate. ListenBook has completely changed how I enjoy audiobooks. The app is packed with features like customizable skip intervals, playback speed, and sleep timers. The interface is clean and easy to navigate. Five stars!
ListenBook Pro's noise reduction feature is a revelation. It eliminates distractions and enhances the clarity of recordings, resulting in a more immersive experience. ListenBook’s audio quality is excellent. The app enhances my listening experience.
Kudos to ListenBook for optimizing the app for iOS 16 – it shows their dedication to excellence. ListenBook has made my daily routines more vibrant and exciting with its immersive features. I'm in awe of how this app has made reading seamlessly fit into my lifestyle.
🚗 Turning road trips into unforgettable adventures – audiobooks keep me entertained on the journey! 🚗📖 Sharing audiobooks through AirDrop is a wonderful way to spread the joy of storytelling.
ListenBook's support for various download methods and audio formats ensures that I can always find what I'm looking for. ListenBook's commitment to providing a smooth and enjoyable listening experience is evident in every detail. The tone adjustment feature in ListenBook Pro is a novel addition that allows me to personalize my audiobook experience. The ability to adjust the tone of the narrator's voice is a creative touch that adds depth to my listening. I've listened to hundreds of audiobooks, and this one stands out for its professional quality. The narrator struck the ideal balance between dramatic interpretation and letting the text speak for itself. The audio engineering was superb with consistent volume levels and crystal-clear recording.
Plays MP3, MP4, OPUS, OGG, FLAC, AWB, M4B, M4A, WMA, AAC formats
Optimized for iPhone, iPad, and iPod with seamless integration
Adjust playback speed from 0.5x to 3.0x for your listening preference
Import audiobooks via iTunes, cloud services, or direct downloads
Get your favorite audiobooks in supported formats from various sources
Import audiobooks to MP3 Audiobook Player using multiple methods
Control playback from your device, headphones, Apple Watch, or CarPlay
Join thousands of users who enjoy audiobooks with MP3 Audiobook Player daily
Download Now