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Hazan, Eric

 
9781844677054: The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1844677052 ISBN 13 : 9781844677054
Editeur : Verso Books, 2011

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Eric Hazan is the founder of the publisher La Fabrique and the author of several books, including Notes on the Occupation. He has lived in Paris, France, all his life.

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Éditeur
Verso Books
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1844677052
ISBN 13 
9781844677054
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
408
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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