Life at the Cafe Berlitz

Download or read book Life at the Cafe Berlitz written by Mardiyah A. Tarantino and published by Outskirts Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life at the Cafe Berlitz is about the 'other' ex-patriots who lived in Paris in the 50s. These quirky and colorful characters - the impoverished Portuguese marquis, the Maori Latin teacher, and the disgraced Oxford professor - were the author's 'bodyguards' during a decisive period of her life. They lived against the backdrop of post-war II France, when the Algerian war and existentialism were at their peak, and shared the Paris atmosphere with prominent personalities of the time - some of whom the author knew personally. This entertaining book is written with humor, pathos and a touch of the spiritual.