John Baxter

Untold Paris (eBook, ePUB)

The Secret History of the City of Light

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Nobody knows the city of light like Paris resident and travel writer John Baxter - and nobody is able to write about its culture quite so intriguingly. Let him guide you around the Paris you've always wanted to know. How was Ernest Hemingway received by the city he wrote so much about, and where did he rub shoulders with other literary greats? Are Parisian waiters really as rude as their reputation, and why do they race each other down the street in the annual Course des Garcons de Café? And where can you find fascinating remnants of the city's history of violent revolution, jazz music, and bold artistic movements? From the reality of the city's café culture and its literary luminaries, to some of its more curious landmarks, obscure events, and unusual inhabitants, Untold Paris will give the first-time visitor a vivid impression of the city and offer seasoned travelers a new vision of the city they love. The people, the quirks, peculiarities, charms, and eccentricities; the history and secrets. Welcome to the untold Paris. Praise for John Baxter's previous work: We'll Always Have Paris: Sex and Love in the City of Light - "towers above most recent memoirs of life abroad" Sunday Times. The Perfect Meal: In Search of the Lost Tastes of France - International Association of Culinary Professionals Award, "Full of humor, insight, and mouth-watering details… a delightful tour of traditional French culture and cuisine." Travel and Leisure. Eating Eternity: Food and Wine in the Art and Literature of France - "Gorgeous" New York Times

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Frances Lincoln
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780711296596
• Artikelnr.: 69592047

Autorenporträt

John Baxter was born in Australia but has lived in Paris for the past 30 years. He has published biographies of Federico Fellini, Luis Buñuel, Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas and Robert De Niro, as well many books about life in France, including the classic The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris and the award-winning The Perfect Meal: In Search of the Lost Tastes of France. When not writing, John leads literary walking tours of Paris.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 
ART AND CULTURE
Caf.s and Literature 
Buskers, Beggars and Mimes 
Jean-Luc Godard and La Nouvelle Vague 
Art Nouveau 
The Op.ra and Its Phantom 
No Direction Home 
Art in the Air 
Hot or Not? 
Surrealism 
Death and Resurrection 
The 1962 Malraux Law 
Eiffel and His Monument 
Belgian Blocks and Haussmann Cobbles 
FOOD AND DRINK
Snails 
The Ortolan 
The Art of French Pastry 
The Rise of Le Cocktail 
Bread and History 
Who Invented Chocolate? 
The Yearly Race 
Waiters and Waiting 
HISTORY
The History of Bastille Day 
Duelling and Duellists 
The 1871 Commune 
Domestic Labour and La Femme de M.nage 
The 1924 Olympics 
Raymond and Isadora Duncan 
The Teller or the Tale? 
The German Occupation 
1968 and Its Evenements 
Brits and Royals in Paris 
IN THE SHADOWS
Opium 
The Pissoir and Dames Pipis 
The Secret Citizens 
Crime in Post-War Paris 
Some Murderers 
The Girl in the Champagne Bath 
Exploring Paris After Dark 
WAYS OF LIFE
Parisians and Their Pools 
The French and Funerals 
The Fight for Metrication 
To Tip or Not to Tip? 
Going, Going, Gone… 
Roland Garros and the Red Game 
Learning to Love the M.tro 
The French and Naturism
The French Game 
French vs English 
Dogs, and What They Leave Behind 
Index 
About the author