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LA France De Profil

Claude Roy; Paul Strand

Synopsis:
In La France de Profil, Paul Strand's photographs combine with French author Claude Roy's commentary to capture the essence of rural life in postwar France. Like Strand's renowned books Time in New England and Un Paese, La France de Profil is a profound meditation on place. His portraits of the old and young evoke a sense of their character and history. The images of the narrow alleys, old tabacs, sidewalk cafes, and fields convey the textures and rhythms of French country life. Roy's collages -- made of clippings from small-town newspapers, along with his own wry, handwritten musings on the French mentality and mores -- complement Strand's photographs. Originally published in 1952 by La Guilde du Livre, Aperture is delighted to release the American edition of La France de Profil in its first English-language translation. Today, La France de Profil is not only a tribute to a way of life that still exists in the French countryside but a monument to the evocative power of skillfully synthesized pictures and text.

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Other editions: 2004, Softcover - 2004, Hardcover - 2004, 2001, 1999, 1997, 1997, 1997, 1997, Softcover - 1996