Vive La République!

Since my entire blog audience these days is coming from France, it only seems appropriate to reflect a bit on the French influence on NJ Kpopper.  Like many bears, this one was trained in the French language in school, and that experience was the gateway to many other languages to be learned later in life.  In this post, we can only review a few brief touchstones that may be returned to for a more full discussion later on.

Seeking intellectual bonafides, NJK continued to read in French: Camus, Racine, Rostand, Balzac, and especially Racine have left traces in this bear's consciousness.  Also developed a fondess for the compact and elegant Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, which epitomizes luxury, completism, and minimalism, all in the same formal package.

Next, there is the entire universe of French film, which is worthy of 1,001 blogs (that already exist out there).  We will speak of Delphine Seyrig in an upcoming post, but in summary we will just refer to the already existing blog Adjani Films Ranked that discusses the merits of NJ Kpopper's still favorite actress, Isabelle Adjani, across the entire range of her oeuvre.

There will also be occasion to discuss Adjani's blue dress from Possession, which has taken on a life of its own in literature through an ongoing process of transmigration.

Sorry if this post is all hints, but it is impossible to truly discuss these matters without writing long essays beyond the blog format.