The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps - Paperback

$29.95

The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps - Paperback

Name: The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps - Paperback
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SKU: 9781844677054
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by Eric Hazan

$29.95

Book Overview

The Invention of Paris is a tour through the streets and history of the French capital under the guidance of radical Parisian author and publisher Eric Hazan.

Hazan reveals a city whose squares echo with the riots, rebellions and revolutions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Combining the raconteur's ear for a story with a historian's command of the facts, he introduces an incomparable cast of characters: the literati, the philosophers and the artists--Balzac, Baudelaire, Blanqui, Flaubert, Hugo, Maney, and Proust, of course; but also Doisneau, Nerval and Rousseau.

It is a Paris dyed a deep red in its convictions. It is haunted and vitalized by the history of the barricades, which Hazan retells in rich detail. The Invention of Paris opens a window on the forgotten byways of the capital's vibrant and bloody past, revealing the city in striking new colors.

ISBN	9781844677054
Author	Eric Hazan
Publisher	Verso
Genre	History and Travel
Format	Paperback
Published	June 2011
Language	ENG- English
Pages	408
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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