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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Publication date
February 8, 2011
Pages
279
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Original
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781565129535
ISBN-10
1565129539
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Original list price
$15.95
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Summaries and Reviews
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Paris is âthe world capital of memory and desire,â concludes one of the writers in this intimate and insightful collection of memoirs of the city. Living in Paris changed these writers forever.
In thirty-two personal essaysâmore than half of which are here published for the first timeâthe writers describe how they were seduced by Paris and then began to see things differently. They came to write, to cook, to find love, to study, to raise children, to escape, or to live the way itâs done in French movies; they came from the United States, Canada, and England; from Iran, Iraq, and Cuba; andâa fewâfrom other parts of France. And they stayed, not as tourists, but for a long time; some are still living there. They were outsiders who became insiders, who here share their observations and revelations. Some are well-known writers: Diane Johnson, David Sedaris, Judith Thurman, Joe Queenan, and Edmund White. Others may be lesser known but are no less passionate on the subject.
Together, their reflections add up to an unusually perceptive and multifaceted portrait of a city that is entrancing, at times exasperating, but always fascinating. They remind us that Paris belongs to everyone it has touched, and to each in a different way.
In thirty-two personal essaysâmore than half of which are here published for the first timeâthe writers describe how they were seduced by Paris and then began to see things differently. They came to write, to cook, to find love, to study, to raise children, to escape, or to live the way itâs done in French movies; they came from the United States, Canada, and England; from Iran, Iraq, and Cuba; andâa fewâfrom other parts of France. And they stayed, not as tourists, but for a long time; some are still living there. They were outsiders who became insiders, who here share their observations and revelations. Some are well-known writers: Diane Johnson, David Sedaris, Judith Thurman, Joe Queenan, and Edmund White. Others may be lesser known but are no less passionate on the subject.
Together, their reflections add up to an unusually perceptive and multifaceted portrait of a city that is entrancing, at times exasperating, but always fascinating. They remind us that Paris belongs to everyone it has touched, and to each in a different way.
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Original edition from Algonquin Books (February 8, 2011)
9781565129535 | details & prices | 279 pages | 6.00 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Paris is âthe world capital of memory and desire,â concludes one of the writers in this intimate and insightful collection of memoirs of the city.
About: Paris is âthe world capital of memory and desire,â concludes one of the writers in this intimate and insightful collection of memoirs of the city.
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