Paris in the Fifties
Karnow, Stanley
From Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
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The next best thing to being in the fabled Paris of the fifties is to read Karnow's memories of it". 352 pages; small crease on rear cover; 5th printing Size: 8 vo. Seller Inventory # 103410
Bibliographic Details
Title: Paris in the Fifties
Publisher: Random House, NY
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Annette Karnow
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
About this title
By simply calling this collection Paris in the Fifties, however, Karnow has done himself a great injustice. His treatise on the City of Light is more a biography of a city and its culture than it is a mere look at a time and place. Ever wonder where the modern-day restaurant had its origin, or what happened to the French aristocracy after the ravages of the Revolution, or even how the French maintain their status at the forefront of culture--be it food, wine, art, or fashion? Karnow provides the answers and then some. His descriptions are as rich as they are comprehensive, all the while depicting how the French savoir vivre--the zest for life that Paris symbolizes for all of us--withstood the horrors of World War II and the destabilization of society as everyone knew it. This wonderful book is reassurance that no matter what modern threats to culture may come, toujours Paris: we'll always have Paris. And that is true comfort to any expatriate at heart. --Courtenay Kehn
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