The Discovery of France
Encyclopedia
The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography, from the Revolution to the First World War is a book by Graham Robb
. It was published in the United Kingdom
by Picador
in September 2007 and in the United States
by W. W. Norton and Company in October 2007. The book, a result of cycling 14,000 miles around France
coupled with four years of research, is an in-depth examination of French national identity as seen through the diverse cultures and languages contained within the country.
On April 28, 2008, the book was awarded the £10,000 Ondaatje Prize
by the Royal Society of Literature
in London.
Graham Robb
Graham Macdonald Robb FRSL is a British author.Robb was born in Manchester and educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester and Exeter College, Oxford, where he studied Modern Languages...
. It was published in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
by Picador
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
in September 2007 and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by W. W. Norton and Company in October 2007. The book, a result of cycling 14,000 miles around France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
coupled with four years of research, is an in-depth examination of French national identity as seen through the diverse cultures and languages contained within the country.
On April 28, 2008, the book was awarded the £10,000 Ondaatje Prize
Ondaatje Prize
The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize is an annual literary award given by the Royal Society of Literature. The £10,000 award is given for a work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry which evokes the "spirit of a place", and which is written by someone who is a citizen of or who has been...
by the Royal Society of Literature
Royal Society of Literature
The Royal Society of Literature is the "senior literary organisation in Britain". It was founded in 1820 by George IV, in order to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent". The Society's first president was Thomas Burgess, who later became the Bishop of Salisbury...
in London.