"Inspirations for The French dispatch, an American empirical picture by Wes Anderson"--Cover.
Contents:
The pilot light : a conversation between Wes Anderson and Susan Morrison -- The Years with Ross / James Thurber -- Here at The New Yorker / Brendan Gill -- The other Paris / Luc Sante -- Thirty-two rats from Casablanca / Joseph Mitchell -- Mr. Hulot / Lillian Ross -- Remembering Mr. Shawn / Ved Mehta -- The days of Duveen / S. M. Behrman [sic] -- Art talker / Calvin Tomkins -- The events in May: a Paris notebook part 1 / Mavis Gallant -- Dearest Edith / Janet Flanner -- Equal in Paris / James Baldwin -- Memoirs of a feeder in France: a good appetite / A. J. Liebling -- Memoirs of a feeder in France: just enough money / A. J. Liebling -- Wolcott Gibbs / E. B. White -- Harold Ross: a recollection / S. M. Behrman [sic] -- H.W. Ross / E. B. White -- Letters from The New Yorker archives.
Summary:
Features a collection of essays on expatriates' experiences in post-war France that were used to inspire Wed Anderson's new film, The French Dispatch, including the work of Mavis Gallant, James Baldwin, Joseph Mitchell, and Lillian Ross.
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