Items related to Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris
This title lets you explore the world's favourite city with the award-winning author of "The Discovery of France". No one knows a city like the people who live there - so who better to relate the history of Paris than its inhabitants through the ages? Taking us from 1750 to the new millennium, Graham Robb's "Parisians" introduces us to some of those inhabitants: some famous, some not - and some infamous. Entertaining and illuminating, and written with Graham Robb's customary attention to detail - and, indeed, the unusual - "Parisians" is both history and travel guide, yet also part memoir, part mystery. A book unlike any other, it is at once a book to read from cover to cover, to lose yourself in, to dip in and out of at leisure, and a book to return to again and again - rather like the city itself, in fact.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Back Cover:
Praise for The Discovery of France by Graham Robb:
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A Slate Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize
“Rid your mind of the idea―suggested by the title―that this is an ordinary book.”―Literary Review
“An exhilarating account of how the geographical entity that has become ‘France’ emerged out of the jumbled mosaic of its unconnected parts.”―The Independent
“Brilliant. Robb, who writes beautifully, . . . has accomplished quite a feat. He has reintroduced France to itself.”―New York Times
“Scintillating and resourceful.”―Harper’s
“For his meticulous research, [Robb] deserves a standing ovation . . . to paraphrase Proust, this is a priceless glimpse into history.”―Seattle Times
About the Author:
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A Slate Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize
“Rid your mind of the idea―suggested by the title―that this is an ordinary book.”―Literary Review
“An exhilarating account of how the geographical entity that has become ‘France’ emerged out of the jumbled mosaic of its unconnected parts.”―The Independent
“Brilliant. Robb, who writes beautifully, . . . has accomplished quite a feat. He has reintroduced France to itself.”―New York Times
“Scintillating and resourceful.”―Harper’s
“For his meticulous research, [Robb] deserves a standing ovation . . . to paraphrase Proust, this is a priceless glimpse into history.”―Seattle Times
Graham Robb was born in Manchester in 1958 and is a former fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He has published widely on French literature and history, and his most recent book, The Discovery of France (2007), won both the Duff Cooper and Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prizes.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0330522191
- ISBN 13 9780330522199
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages480
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR005533611
Buy Used
US$ 2.08
Convert currency
Stock Image
Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris
Published by
Picador London 2010
(2010)
ISBN 10: 0330522191
ISBN 13: 9780330522199
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description 23 x 15.5cm, 475pp, b&w and colour illustrations, softcover, good+ A history of Paris from 1750 to the present told through the lives of its inhabitants ".some famous, some not and some infamous". Seller Inventory # 149985
Buy Used
US$ 11.32
Convert currency
Stock Image
Parisians: An Adventure History of PaRobb, Graham
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Used - Good. Seller Inventory # 9780330522199
Buy Used
US$ 118.55
Convert currency