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The Flâneur
A Stroll through the Paradoxes of Paris (Writer and the City)
by Edmund White
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About the Book
A flâneur 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 Flâneur 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 author Colette's life.
About the Author
Edmund White is the author of three memoirs about Paris: My Lives, City Boy, and Inside a Pearl. His many novels include the autobiographical A Boy's Own Story and, most recently, Jack Holmes & His Friend. He is also known as a literary biographer and essayist. White lives in New York and teaches at Princeton University. See also: Wikipedia article Edmund White.
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