Earlier this year I was contacted by my friend Stephane Faucourt, who asked if I would be willing to offer some help with the English edition of his new book, "Star Wars - 40 Years of French Culture." We'd gotten to know each other when I helped Stephane a couple years back with some translation and editing on his seminal book on Star Wars in France, "La French Touch."
Well, I was happy to help out, and I was pleasantly surprised to find a copy of the new book in my mailbox shortly after. The book is great and I highly recommend it to fans of vintage (and modern!) "foreign" promotions and merchandise. The format of the book is conversational, with Stephane and his collecting friends sharing their recollections of the toys, model kits, books, promo items and other French licensed stuff from over 40 years of the brand. There's a great variety of items featured - everything from Meccano action figures, to Super 8 films, to video games and other amazing stuff, based on the original trilogy, the prequels, and even the new Disney films. A (metric) ton of content, with great photos and descriptions.
The book is highly recommended of course - you can find it
here on Amazon. Makes a great holiday gift!
