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Chargement... The last time I saw Paris (1942)par Elliot Paul
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Loved this history of one street in Paris in the 1920s-30s. Starts off with the sheer enjoyment of getting to know these bonkers, picaresque-type characters - but the tone darkens as France heads towards war - quite tragic. GREAT writing. As a Paris memoir, this is about as good as it gets. Paul is a writer and journalist who lived and worked in Paris during the twenties and thirties. He lived on the left bank in a small street. The book focuses on all the unique characters who lived on the street, and is wonderfully evocative of how life was lived day to day by Parisians. He also provides insight as to French resentment arising from US aid to Germany, coincident with demands that France repay it's war debt to it. Paul enjoyed food, wine and women and writes accordingly. You can go to Google Maps and walk down Paul,s street; however, there appears little remaining of the places he frequented or stayed. The architecture does remain the same. One in Mr. Paul's series: "Items on the Grand Account", this one covers his reminiscences of life in pre- Nazi invasion Paris. There's some real interesting stuff in here about life in France at the time and about the geography of the city as well. I like Mr. Paul's style and he seems like someone I would enjoy having dinner with. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Elliot Paul, an American journalist, first walked into rue de la Huchette in the summer of 1923. 'There,' he wrote, 'I found Paris.' His biography of the street brings to life a cast of charaters, from the stately M. de Malancourt to l'Hibou the tramp, from the culturally precocious Hyacinthe to a bevy of prostitutes. Their friendships and enmities, culture and way of life are woven into a tapestry as compelling as a novel. Yet as the threat of the Second World War grows and the political polarisation between right and left intensifies, it endows their quiet, heroic lives with a tragic poignancy. The Last Time I Saw Paris is one of the great portraits of an unforgettable city. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)914.436History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Europe France and Monaco Champagne; Ile de France; Lorraine Île-de-FranceClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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