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Noël Riley Fitch

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New Haven, The United States

gender

female

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http://www.noelrileyfitch.com/

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Biographies & Memoirs, History

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Noël Riley Fitch is a biographer and historian of expatriate intellectuals in Paris in the first half of the 20th century. Every book Fitch has written has some connection with Paris and the artists who lived and worked there, including her biographies of Sylvia Beach, Anaïs Nin, and Julia Child.

In June 2011 Noël was awarded the prestigious Prix de la Tour Montparnasse literary award in France for the French translation of hers widely acclaimed 1983 book ‘Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation’. Her book Appetite for Life The Biography of Julia Child was written with Mrs. Child’s full cooperation and exclusive authorization. Publishers Weekly said the book is written 'warmly and compellingly’, and Kirkus Reviews called its details “exquisite...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 1,520 ratings · 212 reviews · 9 distinct works · Similar authors

	Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 890 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anaïs: The Erotic Life of Anaïs Nin by Noël Riley Fitch, Margo Finch 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walks in Hemingway's Paris: A Guide to Paris for the Literary Traveler 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Literary Cafés of Paris 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris Cafe: The Select Crowd by Noël Riley Fitch, Rick Tulka (Illustrations) 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grand Literary Cafes of Europe by Noël Riley Fitch, Andrew Midgley (Photographer) 2.67 of 5 stars 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Transition: A Paris Anthology: Writing And Art From Transition Magazine 1927-30 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1990	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Letters of Sylvia Beach by Sylvia Beach, Keri Walsh (Editor), Noël Riley Fitch (Preface) 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“She forgot the three F's," Julia whispered to Sara Moulton: "Feed 'em, fuck 'em, and flatter 'em.”
― Noël Riley Fitch, Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child

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