The hidden truth about the French way of life: it's all about seduction—its rules, its pleasures, its secretsFrance is a seductive country, seductive in its elegance, its beauty, its sensual pleasures, and its joie de vivre. But Elaine Sciolino, the longtime Paris bureau chief of The New York Times, has discovered that seduction is much more than a game to the French: it is the key to understanding France.Seduction plays a crucial role in how the French relate to one another—not just in romantic relationships but also in how they conduct business, enjoy food and drink, define style, engage in intellectual debate, elect politicians, and project power around the world. While sexual repartee and conquest remain at the heart of seduction, for the French seduction has become a philosophy of life, even an ideology, that can confuse outsiders. In La Seduction, Sciolino gives us an inside view of how seduction works in all areas, analyzing its limits as well as its power. She demystifies the French way of life in an entertaining and personal narrative that carries us from the neighborhood shops of Paris to the halls of government, from the gardens of Versailles to the agricultural heartland.La Seduction will charm you and encourage you to lower your defenses about the French. Pull up a chair and let Elaine Sciolino seduce you.

关于法国人生活方式的隐秘真相：都是关于诱惑--它的规则、它的快乐、它的秘密法国是一个诱人的国家，它的优雅、它的美丽、它的感官享受和它的生活乐趣都很诱人。但长期担任《纽约时报》巴黎分社社长的伊莱恩-斯科利诺发现，对法国人来说，诱惑不仅仅是一种游戏：它是了解法国的关键。诱惑在法国人如何相互联系中起着至关重要的作用--不仅在浪漫关系中，而且在他们如何开展业务、享受食物和饮料、定义风格、参与知识分子辩论、选举政治家以及在世界各地投射权力方面也是如此。虽然性调侃和征服仍然是诱惑的核心，但对法国人来说，诱惑已经成为一种生活哲学，甚至是一种意识形态，会让外人感到困惑。在《诱惑》一书中，Sciolino向我们展示了诱惑在各个领域的运作方式，分析了它的局限性以及它的力量。她以娱乐性和个人化的叙述方式解开了法国人生活方式的神秘面纱，将我们从巴黎的街区商店带到政府大厅，从凡尔赛宫的花园到农业中心地带。《诱惑》将吸引你，并鼓励你降低对法国人的防卫。拉起一把椅子，让伊莱恩-斯科利诺诱惑你。