De Saint Phalle: 5 books

Qu’elles soient Nanas, tout en courbes, éclatantes de couleurs et de vie, dansantes, délurées, expression d’une totale liberté, ou femmes-maisons, immenses sculptures habitables, quintessence de l’abri maternel ; qu’elles soient Mères dévorantes, portant collier de perles, robe à fleurs...

A fresh and sparkling book that strikes deep notes as it flows along.’ Helen Garner. ‘Like the suburb it depicts, On Brunswick Ground teems with lives at once familiar and strange, all beautifully lit by the glint and warmth of Saint Phalle’s prose. Shadowed by local tragedy, we come to care...

Michel Ragon, jeune critique de réputation internationale, a vécu comme témoin l’aventure de l’art moderne et un grand nombre d’artistes sont ses amis. Rien n’est donc oublié dans cette mise au point des problèmes complexes de la peinture contemporaine, aucun peintre, aucune école, aucune...

This is the story of two flawed eccentrics. Everything they do subverts their firm intention of keeping up appearances. They meet just after the war in liberated Paris but they cannot quite free themselves from the many strings attached to them the old aunts, the sisters, the cousins, the nuns and...

"Mariana's Letter" is a cookbook written as you would write a note to a friend. This book comes from the many newsletters I wrote over the years. The recipes come from many sources but are mainly French and American. I have tried to stay away from recipes that have too many or hard to find...