{"product_id":"say-chic-a-collection-of-french-words-we-cant-live-without-9781416561842","title":"Say Chic: A Collection of French Words We Can't Live Without","description":"\u003cb\u003eSAY CHIC\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003ci\u003eC'est magnifique \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ever wonder why some French words have become so common in English as to be \u003ci\u003eclich s\u003c\/i\u003e? Or why your witty \u003ci\u003erepartee\u003c\/i\u003e wouldn't be quite so witty without them? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSay Chic\u003c\/i\u003e, Fran oise Blanchard and Jeremy Leven collect more than seventy familiar French words and phrases that have become a permanent part of the American vocabulary. In their clever, often amusing style, the authors explain the origin of each word, its meaning, and how it came to be adopted into English. Uniting the sensibilities of an American author and a French author, these surprisingly entertaining stories combine world history, pop culture, etymology, and pithy observations about Americans and the French, with no small amount of \u003ci\u003epanache\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring delightful illustrations, \u003ci\u003eSay Chic\u003c\/i\u003e will find its \u003ci\u003eraison d' tre\u003c\/i\u003e on the bookshelf of anyone who has ever longed to be an American in Paris and hankers for a bit more of that irresistible \u003ci\u003eje ne sais quoi\u003c\/i\u003e in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFraçoise Blanchard\u003c\/b\u003e is a well-traveled French woman who spent several years in the United States, where she met coauthor Jeremy Leven. After three years of collaboration, primarily on film projects, she returned home to Paris to write. She now lives in Seoul, Korea, with husband, Jung-Soon Choi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Levin\u003c\/b\u003e veered from a career in the field of neuro-psychiatry to become a novelist, a screenwriter (\u003ci\u003eCreator, Playing forKeeps, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Crazy as Hell, Alex \u0026amp; Emma, The Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e), and a director (\u003ci\u003eDon Juan DeMarco\u003c\/i\u003e, which he also wrote). He divides his time between Paris, Connecticut, and New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Books Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504382480658,"sku":"9781416561842","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4f7eeaa5-4c11-4510-8fe7-d48a690e0426.jpg?v=1730818336","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/say-chic-a-collection-of-french-words-we-cant-live-without-9781416561842","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}