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February 4, 2010
Foreign Tongue
Literary Affairs presents an evening with Vanina Marsot the author of Foreign Tongue. Please join Julie Robinson and Vanina Marsot at the Westwood Public Library to discuss Foreign Tongue, Paris, romance, and the art of translation.
ABOUT THE BOOK Paris, the storybook capital of romance—of strolls down cobblestone streets and kisses by the Seine—may not be the ideal location to mend a wounded heart. But pragmatic professional writer Anna, who has been unlucky in love in L.A., has come here with keys to her aunt's empty apartment. Bilingual and blessed with dual citizenship, she seeks solace in the delectable pastries, in the company of old friends, and in her exciting new job: translating a mysterious, erotic French novel by an anonymous author. Intrigued by the story, and drawn in by the mystery behind the book, Anna soon finds herself among the city's literati—and in the arms of an alluring Parisian—as she resolves to explore who she is . . . in both cultures. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Vanina Marsot was raised in Cairo, Paris, and Los Angeles. Bilingual in English and French, she was raised by academic parents who instilled in her a keen passion for travel. After completing her undergraduate degree at Swarthmore College, she moved to Paris, where she worked at Jean-Paul Gaultier, managed a commercial photography studio, and taught English to business executives. Eventually, she returned to Los Angeles, where she worked at Paramount Pictures. While toiling in the Hollywood vortex, she began to write fiction. She left Paramount to obtain an MFA from Bennington College, where she completed a collection of short stories. While spending time in Paris researching her first novel, Foreign Tongue, she began translating French feature films and TV shows into English. She now writes and translates full-time and lives in Los Angeles and Paris, when not gallivanting about to far-flung corners of the world.  Event Info
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