The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris Paperback - 2011
by Baxter, John
- Used
- Paperback
Walking is the best way to experience the romance, history, and off-the-beaten-path pleasures of Paris (and life itself, perhaps). In that spirit, the author of the popular "Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas" reveals the most beautiful walks through Paris.
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Details
- Title The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris
- Author Baxter, John
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, U.S.A.
- Date 2011-05-24
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 2CC-03-1334
- ISBN 9780061998546 / 0061998540
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 7.1 x 4.99 x 0.85 in (18.03 x 12.67 x 2.16 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: French
- Library of Congress subjects Paris (France) - Social life and customs, Paris (France) - Description and travel
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010046259
- Dewey Decimal Code 914.404
From the rear cover
Thrust into the unlikely role of professional "literary walking tour" guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years.
In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving "literary walking tours" through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite cafs of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century flneurs; the secluded "Little Luxembourg" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Prs.
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- Kirkus Reviews, 04/15/2011, Page 0
- Library Journal, 05/01/2011, Page 95
- Publishers Weekly, 04/11/2011, Page 0
