No one knows a city like the people who live there – so who better to relate the history of Paris than its inhabitants through the ages?

Taking us from 1750 to the new millennium, Graham Robb''s Parisians is at once a book to read from cover to cover, to lose yourself in, to dip in and out of at leisure, and a book to return to again and again – rather like the city itself, in fact.

For this collection of true stories the City of Paris awarded Graham the Medal of the City of Paris.

''Quirky, amused and tr�s British'' Julian Barnes, author of The Sense of an Ending.

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Praise for The Discovery of France by Graham Robb:

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A Slate Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize

“Rid your mind of the idea―suggested by the title―that this is an ordinary book.”―Literary Review

“An exhilarating account of how the geographical entity that has become ‘France’ emerged out of the jumbled mosaic of its unconnected parts.”―The Independent

“Brilliant. Robb, who writes beautifully, . . . has accomplished quite a feat. He has reintroduced France to itself.”―New York Times

“Scintillating and resourceful.”―Harper’s

“For his meticulous research, [Robb] deserves a standing ovation . . . to paraphrase Proust, this is a priceless glimpse into history.”―Seattle Times

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