France
Frederic Raphael recalls his life as a young writer in the post-war Paris of Sartre, and remembers his time living in the Cote d'Azur before it was a popular tourist destination.
'Every man has two countries, his own and France' says Frederic Raphael, quoting Thomas Jefferson, as he begins part two of his essay series about living abroad across Europe.
In this programme he explores his life as a young writer in the post-war Paris of Jean-Paul Sartre, and remembers his time living in the Cote d'Azur before it was a popular tourist destination.
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