Isn't France also supposed to be renowned for her tastefulness in every matter? Not to talk about diplomacy...
On Monday, I picked up this month's program of events organized by La Fnac.
La Fnac is France's "leading retailer of cultural and leisure products". It's a huge retail chain in France. It also has stores in Italy, Belgium, Spain, Brasil, Portugal, Switzerland and Taiwan.
You probably all heard about Beigbeder's book Windows On The World by now (Merde in France posted about that piece of trash here, here and here and Valerie here).
Well, to make more money out of the victims of 9/11 promote this piece of trash, Mr. Beigbeder and La Fnac had a brillant idea.
They organized, on September 11, 2003, a breakfast on top (56th floor) of the Montparnasse Tower, Paris' tallest building, starting at 8:30 AM at the restaurant Le Ciel de Paris. That is, where Beigbeder's pretends he found inspiration for his lucrative piece of trash.
Beigbeder's "book" begins like this:
You already know the end of the story: everybody dies. Of course, death happens to a lot of people, one day or the other. What's original in this story is that they are going to die at the same time and in the same place.
The "book" is made up of 119 chapters, one for every minute between 8:30 AM and 10:29 AM. The breakfast was to begin at 8:30 AM. La Fnac's program didn't tell if Beigbeder's morbid fantasy was to be completely fulfilled.
Is it de bon goût enough for you?
Keep in mind that Beigbeder's book is currently #4 of Amazon.fr bestsellers, and has been nominated for the 2003 Goncourt Prize. Getting the prize would of course give him more exposure... and more sales.
I guess that's why he has been whining about his reduced chances of getting the prize because of... the English title!
You decide: Sympathy? Bad taste? Or just cupidity?
I personally don't need to think about it twice.
I'm not going to ever read this book. Why should I? I have the real story shared by someone who lived through it. Tilly's Story
Oh my God... What a story.
It brought back so many feelings. And chills down my spine.
How can anyone possibly imagine what happened that day (and make it a book!) when stories of survivors like Tilly should be the only ones to be taken seriously?
Especially considering Beigbeder's perverted imagination.
Such lack of decency is sad. Really sad.
Typical French bad taste.
Nothing else really needs to be said, does it?
You already know the end of the story: everybody dies.
Everybody didn't die. Tilly didn't die. And the story won't be over until a time of our choosing.
Un Français,
Earlier, I posted a link for you and your troll pals. Visibly, you didn't read what I was linking to. Too bad.
That's why I won't even bother giving you the link you were asking for. And that's why you'll keep on wondering why some of your comments have disappeared.
And if the thought of myself being an American in disguise pretending to be French is comforting to you and your illusions concerning your country (that my posts seem to disturb quite a bit), then feel free to think this way. That won't change the facts though.
Several documentaries have been made on the 911 tragedy. The one most widely acclaimed as the best of the litter is by a French team. 9/11 - The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition (2002)
Originally broadcast on CBS in March 2002, 9/11 is an extraordinary record of that fateful day in New York City. This one-of-a-kind documentary was originally conceived as a portrait of 21-year-old Tony Benetatos, a firefighter trainee at Manhattan's Duane Street firehouse, located seven blocks from the World Trade Center. By the time filming was finished, brothers Jules and Gedeon Naudet had captured history in the making, including the only image of the first jetliner striking Tower 1, and the only footage from within the tower as it collapsed. This is not, however, a film about the murderous nightmare of terrorism. It's the ultimate rite-of-passage drama, more immediate and meaningful than any fiction film could be, with Benetatos and his supportive colleagues emerging as heroes of the first order. Sensitively narrated by codirector and fellow firefighter James Hanlon, 9/11 will endure forever as a tribute to those, living and dead, who witnessed hell on that sunny Tuesday morning. --Jeff Shannon
Пожалуйста Карин не порицает мои посты :(
Carine did you know Max was Russian? He is feeling persecuted. His post is
If you please Karin it does not blame my posts.
I love that website. "Pave France, British needs more parking lots", what a laugh. Not like that stupid Beigbeder guy (what kind of name is that?), who write stupid novels about tragic events...No respect whatsoever...Damn french people...
Some (french) people even try to link The WTC tragedy with 9/11/73 in Chile (because of 'CIA involvment' they say), but it's just more anti-americanism propaganda ( look here for instance ).
So thank you from the bottom of my heart Carine, for clearing up every doubt I could have about my country and its rightfulness.
PaperTiger, you're right, don't read the 'book', it's full of lies, and we don't like lies.
Schoolkid,
Those CIA actions
withholding credit and bank loans.
Get use to it.
We reserve the right not to serve any customer we don't like.
J. Mayeau,
I totally agree with you. Bad customers deserve to get lost.
Actually that's my modus operandi. I currently run a business in my little town, and already kicked out several annoying 'peoples', because they didn't fit my definition of a good customer.
I'm not a charity business, and neither is my country. I expect them to accept the rules, or go whine elsewhere.
Just like that UN thing, like we should have to deal with others troubles, or not defend our interests.
Those who can't compete just deserve to lose, that's all.
Schoolkid you lost me with this: Just like that UN thing, like we should have to deal with others troubles, or not defend our interests.
What the heck does that mean?
As far as the rest of your rant, bad customers (deserving). Deserve doesn't have anything to do with it. We all deserve it Kid.
