Elaine Sciolino is the author of the award-winning book "Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran." She is a Paris correspondent and former Paris bureau chief for "The New York Times," having previously served as the newspaper's chief diplomatic correspondent and UN bureau chief. In 2010, she was decorated a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. She has also been a foreign correspondent for "Newsweek," based in Paris and Rome. She lives in Paris with her husband. Visit Elaine Sciolino's website at www.ElaineSciolino.com
"" "The New York Times Book Review" Editor's Choice "Crackles with
the sharp, rueful wit of an outsider who has achieved some insight
into Gallic dos and don'ts largely by running afoul of them
herself. . . . Carefully researched and lucidly argued, "La
Seduction" develops a wonderfully suggestive theory of French
pleasure."--Caroline Weber, "The New York Times Book Review""An
entertaining journalistic journey through France."--Stephen Clarke,
"The New York Times""[Sciolino] begins by describing what went
through her head the first time a president of France kissed her
hand. She also writes about Dominique Strauss-Kahn, whose behavior
prompted one French comic to suggest that women better wear burqas
in his presence. This is much better to read about than why French
women don't get fat."--Janet Maslin, "The New York
Times""""Deliciously detailed, smart, and sassy, "La Seduction" is
one of this summer's not-at-all-guilty pleasures."--"The Boston
Globe""Sciolino turns stereotypes into insights in this exhaustive
and, yes, sexy examination of France's culture through the lens of
seduction. . . . Her enlightening book offers a fundamentally
admiring analysis of what she calls 'an essential strategy for
France's survival as a country of influence.'"--"People""Strategy
is everything for the French. That's what Elaine Sciolino discovers
in her book "La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life," a
look at why the food is so delicious; the perfumes so beguiling;
the languid conversation of Paris cafes so intoxicating; the French
so, well, French." --"Los Angeles Times""Sciolino captures the
anachronistic heart of contemporary France - and learns the hard
way why one must always dress well, even when going to buy a
baguette."--"Vogue""In this entertaining analysis, the former Paris
bureau chief of "The New York Times" spills the secrets of the
enviable French way of life."--"InStyle""The Pulitzer Prize for
premonition must go to Elain
"" "[Sciolino] begins by describing what went through her head the
first time a president of France kissed her hand. She also writes
about Dominique Strauss-Kahn, whose behavior prompted one French
comic to suggest that women better wear burqas in his presence.
This is much better to read about than why French women don't get
fat."--Janet Maslin, "The New York Times""Sciolino turns
stereotypes into insights in this exhaustive and, yes, sexy
examination of France's culture through the lens of seduction. . .
. Her enlightening book offers a fundamentally admiring analysis of
what she calls 'an essential strategy for France's survival as a
country of influence.'"--"People""Elaine Sciolino looks at how
seduction shapes every aspect of French life, from food and wine to
literature and foreign policy."--"Los Angeles Times""Sciolino
captures the anachronistic heart of contemporary France - and
learns the hard way why one must always dress well, even when going
to buy a bag
"Sciolino turns stereotypes into insights in this exhaustive and,
yes, sexy examination of France's culture through the lens of
seduction. . . . Her enlightening book offers a fundamentally
admiring analysis of what she calls 'an essential strategy for
France's survival as a country of influence.'"--"People""Sciolino
captures the anachronistic heart of contemporary France - and
learns the hard way why one must always dress well, even when going
to buy a baguette."--"Vogue""An American journalist in Paris offers
a serious, skeptical study of France's quintessential 'soft power.'
"--"Kirkus""Witty and keen-eyed"--"Publishers Weekly"""La
Seduction" had me humming 'I love Paris in the springtime.' Elaine
Sciolino proves that Paris is the most fascinating, elusive, and
glamorous place on earth - and that the French are the most
seductive, maddening, and stylish people in the universe. Who could
not be seduced?"--Amanda Foreman, author of "Georgiana, Duchess of
Devonshire" and
"Sciolino captures the anachronistic heart of contemporary France -
and learns the hard way why one must always dress well, even when
going to buy a baguette."--"Vogue""An American journalist in Paris
offers a serious, skeptical study of France's quintessential 'soft
power.' "--"Kirkus""Witty and keen-eyed"--"Publishers Weekly"""La
Seduction" had me humming 'I love Paris in the springtime.' Elaine
Sciolino proves that Paris is the most fascinating, elusive, and
glamorous place on earth - and that the French are the most
seductive, maddening, and stylish people in the universe. Who could
not be seduced?"--Amanda Foreman, author of "Georgiana, Duchess of
Devonshire" and "A World on Fire""What a delight! Elaine Sciolino's
multiple talents and considerable experience - as a sharp-eyed
reporter and a marvelous writer - are on full display in this
delectable account. Just when I thought I'd heard everything about
France, Elaine reveals my favorite subject to me all over again.
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