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Haussmann, or the Distinction

Haussmann, or the Distinction Paperback - 2002

by Paul La Farge

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In this stunning, imaginative novel, LaFarge explores a secret in the life of Baron Georges-Eugene Haussmann, the great architect who demolished and rebuilt Paris in the middle of the 19th century. A "New York Times" Notable Book of 2001. 3 illustrations.

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Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, who transformed Paris from a filthy and haphazard medieval city into the jewel of Europe, is rumored on his deathbed to have wished all his work undone. Why? The answer lies in the story of Madeleine, a foundling from the magical old world Haussmann destroyed; of de Fonce, a '"demolition man" who sold the rubble of Paris as antiques; and of a three-sided affair that reveals the moral bankruptcy of the city, a corruption hidden by the transformative work of its brilliant architect.
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  • Title Haussmann, or the Distinction
  • Author Paul La Farge
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Picador, New York, New York, U.s.a.
  • Date 2002-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # SQ4871188
  • ISBN 9780312420925 / 0312420927
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.52 x 5.55 x 0.95 in (21.64 x 14.10 x 2.41 cm)
  • Themes
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Biographical fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002066773
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • New York Times, 10/27/2002, Page 28

About the author

Paul La Farge (1970 - 2023) was the author of the novels The Artist of the Missing, Haussmann, or the Distinction, Luminous Airplanes, The Night Ocean, and a book of imaginary dreams, The Facts of Winter. His novels and stories "defied easy categorization", according to the New York Times. His fiction and nonfiction appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's, Conjunctions, The Believer, Bookforum, and elsewhere. He lived in upstate New York.

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