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Left Bank

By Agnès Poirier

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Left Bank

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'Rich and funny' Julian Barnes, Guardian 'Poirier's hugely enjoyable, quick-witted and richly anecdotal book is magnifique' The Times A captivating portrait of those who lived, loved, fought, played and flourished in Paris between 1940 and 1950 and whose intellectual and artistic output still influences us today. After the horrors of the Second World War, Paris was the place where the world's most original voices of the time came - among them Norman Mailer, Miles Davis, Simone de Beauvoir, James Baldwin, Juliette Greco, Alberto Giacometti, Saul Bellow and Arthur Koestler. Fuelled by the elation of the Liberation, these pioneers hoped to find an alternative to the Capitalist and Communist models for life, art and politics - a Third Way. Agnès Poirier transports us to a time when Paris was at the heart of all that was new and brave and controversial, skilfully weaving together a collage of images and destinies.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
408
Release Date:
2018-12-13
Publication Date:
2019-02-07
Publisher:
Bloomsbury UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1408857472
ISBN13:
9781408857472
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
288 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
201 cm
Thickness:
53 cm
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