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French Like Moi: Book Talk with Scott Carpenter

Friday 26th February 2021 — 6:30pm to 7:30pm

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The Alliance Française of Washington, DC will be hosting Scott Dominic Carpenter, a winner of a Mark Twain House Royal Nonesuch Prize (2018), for a presentation of his new travel memoir, French Like Moi: A Midwesterner in Paris.

This event will be in English. You can order a copy of the book through Amazon, Indiebound (for purchasing through local independent booksellers), or Barnes & Noble (multiple formats).

About the book

When 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

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