France Bleu Touraine’s Christmas selection

December 25th is fast approaching and you still don’t know what to get your loved ones around the Christmas table? Don’t panic, we’ve found some books for you that will please everyone, regardless of age! Here is France Bleu Touraine’s Christmas selection!

Vintage lathes by Gerard Proust and Cédric Delaunay.

His purpose took him everywhere. Former head of photography at the New Republic, he has produced some of the best shots to travel through the city’s history from the 1960s to the 1990s, including major events such as the collapse of the Wilson Bridge, the free radio revolution, major sporting events, as well as rare footage. “bobby the seal, Pinder’s circus, the arrival of the first TGV, not forgetting everyday objects that inevitably evoke a certain nostalgia in the old, and curiosity in the youngest. This is a book that all Touraine people should have at home!

Lys in the Balzac Valley, Manuscript version, Les Saints-Pères editions.

Specializing in the publication of manuscripts by major French and international authors, Les Saints Pères offers a reproduction of the sixth novel of La Comédie Humaine, housed in the library of the Institut de France. Learn more about the work, the methodology, thanks to this faithful reproduction Balzac . Les Saints Pères editions offers a limited and numbered edition of 1000 copies of Honore de Balzac’s manuscript. An original and precious gift for literary lovers from Touraine.

The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling, Les Saints-Pères Editions

It’s never too late to discover The Jungle Book. But here it is offered in a manuscript version from Kipling’s pen and therefore in English. Courage, because it British Library Retaining the original since 1940; One can imagine the difficulty of doing the work proposed here. In addition, the publisher chose to add 96 illustrations by Maurice de Beque in 1924 for the happiness of the youngest and the oldest. Call of the Wild by Jack London or Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire. Far from the watered-down universe that Disney offered years later, here is a staple of world literature that can be explored at home. Mowgli, Baloo and Bagheera are waiting for you!

Wish Festival… Wishes: Wild Reed.

A book was needed to celebrate 30 years of the oldest LGBT Film Festival in France. Because yes, the first gay film festival in France is from Tours, under the municipality of Jean Royer, nicknamed “The Humble Father”. Before his Parisian counterpart! And all this at Les Studios cinemas. And all this cinematic, cultural and combative adventure is pulled back from this indispensable book. This book is a collegial writing, even if we note the impulse of the festival coordinator Mickael Achard, Desir… Desires, but also of the founder of the festival Philippe Pérol, the writer Fatima Daas, even Remi Lange, the director.
We liked the posters of the biggest fighter movies and all the festival releases, the press articles and the special interest in the cover designed by Tom De Pekin. (Editor’s note: L’inconnu du Lac movie poster signer) For just €10, you’ll have your own spot under our trees. It’s easy to find, just visit the Les Studios cinemas and the good bookstores in town.

Resistance in Actions, Sylvie Pouliquen and Jean-Paul Paireault

History and History lovers in Touraine, this is the book to ask Santa Claus for this year. The authors focus on the main figures of the period, the men and women involved in the struggle, the Resistance and the maquis – Iconography that underlines and enriches the story: period photographs, objects, leaflets, press and posters, manuscripts … A book of memory, this dark history of Touraine , is a useful book to convey and explain the raids, the false documents, the night parachutes and the courage of those who did not want to resign, the courage to look down in the face of the invader.

Pastry Chef’s Corner by Dorian Tudeau.

Is it necessary to present the young man from Turan to 850,000 subscribers on social networks? No, of course! His talent speaks for itself. In this book, published by Editions Larousse, Dorian has selected 30 easy recipes to prepare like a pro (or not) for amazing results that will blow your mind. The greatest classics of pastry are also there: pancakes, eclairs, clafoutis, cannelés, pancakes, tarte tatin, chocolate cake, pavlova… all explained step by step, with simple, clear measurements and accessible to everyone. A real baking lesson! We bet it won’t leave your kitchen for the next 12 months? The “Dorian method” will take effect immediately and you will not be able to do without it!

Monsieur Proust by Celeste Albaret at Editions Seghers.

2022 is the year of Proust. It marks the centenary of his death in 1922. Celeste Albaret was Marcel Proust’s governess and only confidant during the eight years he wrote this monument of world literature. Day by day, he helped his life, work and martyrdom for a long time. Compared to the hundreds of books published about him, what this important testimony brings is an amazing and unique truth about the lost Proust, finally found and emerging from the most faithful memories, from the heart, to live among us. again. In Paris at the beginning of the last century, we discover life in the love of the boulevard Haussmann, in the incredible ritual of Proust’s days and nights. We also learn that the writer loved the Center Region, his childhood vacations, and was particularly inspired by the village of Illiers-Combray in the Eure et Loire to write Du Coté de Chez Swann. Decorated with paintings by Stéphane Manel, it is an essential book for lovers of literature.