The Book Lover's Guide to Paris

by Emily Cope

Overview

A must-have for every fan of literature and Paris.

The Book Lover's Guide to Paris is an extensive and informative travel companion, shedding new light on an ever-popular subject and spanning three centuries of the city's unique literary history, from Victor Hugo's Paris to the Lost Generation literati and present-day works such as Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Includes unique, full-color photographs to reveal the settings readers have imagined in their favorite books, as well as insights into to lives, literature, haunts and homes of some of the world's best writers. This guide will enable book lovers to explore the abundance of literary history Paris has to offer, as well as making the most of the city itself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781399001922
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	01/31/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	94 MB
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About the Author

Emily Cope is a journalist, having been published in The i, The Independent and The Telegraph. She has also penned travel guides for Jersey and Paris, as well as a handy companion to Spain's Camino de Santiago.

Table of Contents

Preface 6

Acknowledgements 6

Introduction: Paris, A Literary Jungle 7

Chapter 1 Victor Hugo's Paris 12

Chapter 2 Great French Writers of the Nineteenth Century 27

Chapter 3 Writers of La Belle Époque 38

Chapter 4 Wilde About Paris 51

Chapter 5 The Lost Generation Literati 58

Chapter 6 The Harlem Renaissance 73

Chapter 7 Post-War Paris 79

Chapter 8 Writers of Today 90

Chapter 9 Bookshops and Bibliotèques 98

Chapter 10 Where to Stay 119

Index 125