They Eat Horses, Don't They?

The Truth About the French

Piu Marie Eatwell

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English

Head of Zeus
20 March 2014

History; European history; Social & cultural history; Cultural studies

In 'They Eat Horses, Don't They?', Piu Marie Eatwell explores the background to, and the contemporary evidence for, 45 myths and misconceptions about the French.

She finds that many of them are simply false, and that even those that are broadly true are rather more complicated than at first sight.

In the course of her thorough – and thoroughly entertaining – investigations, we discover there is more to our enigmatic Gallic neighbour than 365 types of cheese, and that the reality of modern French life is very different from the myths that we create about it.

By: Piu Marie Eatwell
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781781854464
ISBN 10: 1781854467
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 20 March 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.wardmccandlish.co.uk/AuthorPhoto/HeadofZeus/Piu_Marie_Eatwell.jpg

Piu Marie Eatwell is a former BBC TV producer, she has lived and worked in France for ten years.

Reviews for They Eat Horses, Don't They?: The Truth About the French

'Bracingly factual ... tackles egregious stereotypes head-on' * Daily Mail * 'An intriguing portrait of just how much France has changed ... the perfect antidote for the disconnect between what modern-day France is really like and how we romantically perceive it' * Spectator *