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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 9 September 2004
- ISBN 9780192805744
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages256 pages
- Size 199x130x14 mm
- Weight 275 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous halftones and 2 maps 0
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Short description:
Paris Tales is a highly evocative collection of stories by French or Francophone writers who have been inspired by specific locations in this most visited of capital cities. The collection brings together writers from the mid-19th century to the present day, from Maupassant and Zola to Colette and Ravalec. Rich in atmosphere, this literary tour of Paris will enchant both tourists and armchair travellers alike.
MoreLong description:
Paris Tales is a highly evocative collection of stories by French and Francophone writers who have been inspired by specific locations in this most visited of capital cities. The twenty-two stories - by well-known writers including Nerval, Maupassant, Colette, and Echenoz - provide a captivating glimpse into Parisian life from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.
The stories take us on an atmospheric tour of the arrondissements and quartiers of Paris, charting the changing nature of the city and its inhabitants, and viewing it through the eyes of characters such as the provincial lawyer's wife seeking excitement, a runaway schoolboy sleeping rough, and a lottery-winning policeman. From the artists' haunts of Montmartre to the glamorous cafés of Saint-Germain, from the shouts of demonstrators on Boul Mich' to the tranquillity of Parc Monceau, Paris Tales offers a fascinating literary panorama of Paris. Illustrated with maps and striking photographs, the book will appeal to all those who wish to uncover the true heart of this seductive city.
An engaging collection of short stories.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Nightmare
The Green Monster
The Last Napoleon
Squares
A Parisian Adventure
Montmartre Cemetery
The Gare Saint-Lazare
A House in the Place des Fêtes
The Twentieth Arrondissement
In Notre-Dame
The Runaway
Rue du Commerce
Plan of Occupancy
The Adventure
What Goes on in Saint-Germain
Manuscript Found at Saint-Germain-des-Prés
The Man with the Collecting Box
The Joyful Death of Fassola
Blind Experiment
Feeding the Hungry
Family Portrait
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