ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 2007
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Knjiga je generalno odlično očuvana, premda na nekoliko strana ima tragova crvene hemijske olovke u obliku malih oznaka i kratkih natpisa. Meki povez, crno-bele slike, 488 strana.

If Adam Gopnik`s Paris to the Moon described daily life in contemporary Paris, this book describes daily life in Paris throughout its history: a history of the city from the point of view of the Parisians themselves. Paris captures everyone`s imaginations: It`s a backdrop for Proust`s fictional pederast, Robert Doisneau`s photographic kiss, and Edith Piaf`s serenaded soldier-lovers; a home as much to romance and love poems as to prostitution and opium dens. The many pieces of the city coexist, each one as real as the next. What`s more, the conflicted identity of the city is visible everywhere-between cobblestones, in bars, on the métro.

In this lively and lucid volume, Andrew Hussey brings to life the urchins and artists who`ve left their marks on the city, filling in the gaps of a history that affected the disenfranchised as much as the nobility. Paris: The Secret History ranges across centuries, movements, and cultural and political beliefs, from Napoleon`s overcrowded cemeteries to Balzac`s nocturnal flight from his debts. For Hussey, Paris is a city whose long and conflicted history continues to thrive and change. The book`s is a picaresque journey through royal palaces, brothels, and sidewalk cafés, uncovering the rich, exotic, and often lurid history of the world`s most beloved city.