Don't Toss Granny in the Begonias: French Proverbs and Their English Equivalents: And Other French Proverbs with English Equivalents - Softcover
Fortunately, old enemies make the best friends, and Don't Toss Granny highlights the many similarities between the cultures. Witness 'Porter l'eau a la riviere' and 'To carry coals to Newcastle', or 'Quand le chat n'est pas la, les souris dansent' - dancing mice as opposed to their English rat counterparts, who play in the cat's absence.
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Primrose Arnander is co-author of the three collections of Arabic proverbs and one of French proverbs - with English equivalents. She is also co-author of Gertrude Jekyll - Essays on the Life of a Working Amateur.The daughter of diplomats, Marie-Helene Claudel Gilly first encountered cross-cultural (mis)communications while growing up in Naples, Tangiers, New York and Brussels, then Sydney. In 1998, she was awarded the Ordre du Merite for her service to the French community in Sydney. She holds an MA in comparative literature from Columbia University in New York and in Theatre Studies from the University of New South Wales. She currently lives in Paris.
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- PublisherMedina Publishing Ltd
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1911487019
- ISBN 13 9781911487012
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages96
- IllustratorKathryn Lamb
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Lamb, Katheryn; Lamb, Kathryn (illustrator). Paperback. Fortunately, old enemies make the best friends, and Don't Toss Granny highlights the many similarities between the cultures. Witness 'Porter l'eau a la riviere' and 'To carry coals to Newcastle', or 'Quand le chat n'est pas la, les souris dansent' - dancing mice as opposed to their English rat counterparts, who play in the cat's absence. Continuing the popular series of proverbs from around the world, each paired with an English equivalent, Don't Toss Granny in the Begonias sheds an amusing and often intriguing light on the rivalry between the French and the English: an odd couple who, from time immemorial, like to dislike - or is it dislike liking? - each other. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781911487012
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