Seven Ages of Paris
Horne, Alistair
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In this luminous portrait of Paris, celebrated historian Alistair Horne gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the worlds truly great cities. Horne makes plain that while Paris may be many things, it is never boring.
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Knowledgeable and colorful, written with gusto and love. . . . [An] ambitious and skillful narrative that covers the history of Paris with considerable brio and fervorThe Los Angeles Times Book Review
Consistently bewitching. . . . [Horne] renders France unusually vivid by focusing on the one corner of it that millions of foreigners have toured or lived in or dreamed about. --The New York Times Book Review
"Horne gives readers a wonderful sense of everyday life in Paris at every turn and displays a convincing understanding of the Parisian character." San Francisco Chronicle
A fluid, graceful, deliberate prose stylist. . . . Hornes purpose is not to be encyclopedic but to paint a portrait, and this he does surpassingly well. The Washington Post Book World
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ISBN: 1400034469
ISBN(13-digit): 9781400034468
Dewey Decimal: 944/.361
Library of Congress: oc2007097253
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 458
Paper Weight (lb): 1.0144 lb
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