Roby Comes to New York: (revised and enlarged Anniversary edition)

This is a genial memoir of a Luxembourger's student days in New York during the turbulent nineteen-seventies. The narrative describes the author's diverse adventures encountered during daily life and discovery of America, and his experiences as a graduate student at an élite American University (The Rockefeller University). The account is replete with observations on the sometimes peculiar (to a European), and sometimes admirable, behavior exhibited by Americans. Paralleling impressions of ...