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RRP:
$19.99
Introduced by Stephen Clarke, bestselling author of A Year in the Merde.
city-lit Paris is the perfect city break guide to la vie parisienne. From Joanne Harris, Julian Barnes, Kate Mosse and Irčne Némirovsky to Stephen Clarke, Gertrude Stein, Proust and Claude Izner, over seventy extraordinary writers provide the perfect Paris companion.
REVIEWS
‘It’s terrific ... all the best writing on this complex city in one place’ – Professor Andrew Hussey, author of
Paris: The Secret History
‘A great range of writers, from Joanne Harris to Irčne Némirovsky, Hans Christian Anderson to Edmund White. With thematic chapters headed ‘Le Menu’ and ‘Sex in the City,’ there should be something for everyone – an ideal gift’ –
Travel Bookseller
"Great, eclectic ... and original" - Sylvia Whitman, Shakespeare & Co, Paris
"An essential guidebook ... it maps the Paris of the imagination beautifully" - Kate Muir, author of Left Bank
SELLING POINTS
Amongst the many stories you will find:
Gertrude Stein: on the origins of the croissant
Julian Barnes: life begins in Paris
Joanne Harris: chocolate in Montmartre
Alex Kapranos: eating out in Paris
Kate Muir: red shoes in the Musee Rodin
Agnes Cathering Poirier: the lure of the Paris café
Marcel Proust: that perfect erotic moment
Victor Hugo: the view from the top of Notre Dame
Faiza Guene: on not going up the Eiffel Tower
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