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Imogen Fortes

Le Mot Juste

How to Impress Tout le Monde with Your French

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 04/10/2018

ISBN: 9781782439868

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Language

Binding: Hardback

Size: 160 x 120 mm

Extent: 160 pages

Illustration: b/w line drawings

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

'Charming, witty and cheerful, this is a delectable feast of the French language. Allez le Bleus!' Raymond Blanc

Celebrating the art of the French language with a charming collection of words and phrases to bring into everyday conversation. C’est parti!

Have you ever wondered exactly what déjà vu is? Have you made a faux pas? Eaten an hors d’oeuvre? Voulez-vous an explanation of the above? Then voilà, here is a collection of les bons mots so you can start to learn that certain je ne sais quoi of the French language.

Le Mot Juste contains 150 beautiful words and phrases that you’ll love to say every day.

Reviews:

This tongue-in-cheek guide to the French language and its many foibles is a far cry from the stuffy phrase books of old [...] it's the perfect read.

France Today

Beautifully illustrated, the phrases and words chosen all reflect a love of the elegance and harmony of the French language

French Property News

A tiny but fabulous book of words... the sort of words that roll off the tongue and sound delicious, romantic, and so... well French!

The Good Life France Magazine

Sales points:

  • A beautiful gift book which perfectly captures the elegance of the French language

  • A small format with a high design style, this is till-side publishing at its best

  • All things France are very en vogue, and there have been two recent successful titles: C’est La Vie and L'art de la Simplicité

  • Imogen Fortes is an experienced editor and author who lives in Paris. She is the author of Paris in Fifty Design Icons, published by Conran, and is the co-author for The Rough Guide to Paris, published by Penguin. As an editor, she has worked with well-known cookery names, such as Yotam Ottolenghi, Nigel Slater and Mary Berry

About the Author:

Imogen Fortes

Imogen Fortes is a writer, editor and author of The Design Museum's Paris in Fifty Design Icons and The Rough Guide to Paris. She has written books on behalf of cultural institutions, brands, restaurants and chefs, and has contributed lifestyle and travel features to a range of publications and websites.