Inside a Pearl(English, Paperback, White Edmund)
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If all countries were to be called by the name of a precious stone or jewel, Paris would be called a pearl, with its glamour and pleasant style. Imagine fifteen years in a city like Paris. What would your experiences be? Edmund White in this memoir gives you an account of the changes he went through during his years in Paris, his life Inside a Pearl. Summary of the Book Having visited Paris once before, Edmund White decided to revisit Paris this time, for a little longer. Living in Paris is not easy if you cannot speak French. White couldn’t speak French. Life is not easy in a city where you don’t know many people. There were just two people White knew. It is not easy to adapt to a culture so different from your own once you grow a little older and get set in your ways. Edmund White was forty three. However fifteen years pass, and Edmund is now fluent in French, fluent enough to broadcast on a French radio and television program back home in America. Marie Claude, Michel Foucault and Yves Saint Laurent are some of the famous people he met, thanks to his new language, skills and his stay in France. There is a lot that White needs to thank his stay in France for. Edmund White has shared with the reader, all that he learnt from his life in Paris. About Edmund White A gay writer from America, Edmund has portrayed the lives and circumstances of gays from the seventies right through the nineties in a witty and insightful manner. Edmund White has lived in Paris for fifteen years and had returned to America to face the tragedy of AIDS that had been destroying the country. His writing has shaped gay culture. His works have been praised by other writers and have also had an influence on many.