The Paradox of France

France Against Herself, by Herbert Luethy. 476 pp. New York: Praeger. $6.50

Friends and lovers of France see in her a beloved mistress, whom age cannot wither nor custom stale; and, on a loftier plane, the fount of Western civilization and the voice of Europe. Others, disillusioned by closer acquaintance as GI’s, or travelers and students with little money, see in her the plump black-clad patronne of a small restaurant, hotel or store, counting the money in the till, overcharging the customers and bullying the overworked and underpaid help.

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France Against Herself, by Herbert Luethy. 476 pp. New York: Praeger. $6.50

Friends and lovers of France see in her a beloved mistress, whom age cannot wither nor custom stale; and, on a loftier plane, the fount of Western civilization and the voice of Europe. Others, disillusioned by closer acquaintance as GI’s, or travelers and students with little money, see in her the plump black-clad patronne of a small restaurant, hotel or store, counting the money in the till, overcharging the customers and bullying the overworked and underpaid help.