rwilliamsparis.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Comparative Literature and English, The American University of Paris; French Editor, The Times Literary Supplement. Thinking about French Weird. https://russellwilliams.substack.com
👤 Joined on 01 October 2023
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@rwilliamsparis.bsky.socialv happy that my new house is warm enough not to put the heating on yet, this is good news, for the past 8 years I have lived in very cold places & this little terrace feels toasty
Show PostHave now emerged from the oral exam. I had to introduce myself, which ended up in a little chat about Pierre Corneille. Then I had to buy a lamp in a shop and specify what kind of lamp I wanted. Then I had to chat about an ideal outing en famille.
Show PostFrench slang for 'car owned by a Tesla enthusiast'.
Show PostHeading off this morning to a six hour exam ordeal (four hours and a two hour lunch break) testing my FRENCH- first step on the path to citizenship. Please cross your fingers I don’t get so weirded out by replaying my A levels that I forget how to conjugate!
Show PostThe American Historical Association @historians.org has announced its book prize winners and I STRONGLY recommend the following to you: First Miranda Spieler's _Slaves in Paris_ has won TWO prizes from the AHA (as did her first book! that has to be a record) www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
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