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The Flaneur
A work of Non-fiction by Edmund White
Subgenres:
- Paris,
- Travel Writing,
- Cultural History
This book is for you if you're into...
- Paris explorations beyond tourist routes and guidebook clichés
- Literary strolls mixing city history with personal encounters
- Unexpected stories from bookshops, lawmakers, and legendary Parisians
A flaneur is a stroller, a loiterer, someone who ambles through city streets in search of adventure and fulfillment.
Edmund White, who lived in Paris for sixteen years, wanders through the streets and avenues and along the quays, into parts of Paris virtually unknown to visitors and indeed to many Parisians.
In the hands of the learned White, a walk through Paris is both a tour of its lush, sometimes prurient history, and an evocation of the city's spirit.
The Flaneur leads us to bookshops and boutiques, monuments and palaces, giving us a glimpse the inner human drama.
Along the way we learn everything from the latest debates among French lawmakers to the juicy details of Colette's life.
Originally published as part of Bloomsbury's Writer and the City series, this book has sold consistently over the years, and will find a whole new audience in paperback.
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