by Fannie Flagg · ISBN 9782277233152
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«Beignets de tomates vertes» is the historical fiction novel by Fannie Flagg, published by J'ai Lu in paperback, in French.
Evelyn Couch, dissatisfied with her life, befriends the elderly Ninny Threadgoode at a nursing home. Her memories transport her to the Whistle Stop Café in Alabama, where young Idgie and Ruth created a refuge for the town's underprivileged, amid laughter, barbecue and a hint of mystery, in a chronicle of the American South from 1929 to 1988.
First instalment of the «Whistle Stop, AL» series. French translation by Philippe Romard of the original novel «Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe» (1987), winner of the Alabama Author Award in 1989.
For readers of historical fiction and ensemble novels with female protagonists, with a nostalgic and humorous tone, set in the American South.
Fannie Flagg is an American actress, comedian, and author. She is most notable as a frequent panelist on the 1973–1982 versions of the game show Match Game and for her 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which she adapted into the script for the 1991 motion picture Fried Green Tomatoes. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay adaptation. Flagg lives in California and Alabama.
