The Invention of Paris - A History in Footsteps (Paperback)

"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.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	June 2011
Authors:	Eric Hazan (Director)
Translators:	David Fernbach
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-84467-705-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General Books > History > European history > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84467-705-2
Barcode:	9781844677054

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