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The Streets of Paris: A Guide to the City of Light Following in the Footsteps of Famous Parisians Throughout History
Contributor(s): Cahill, Susan (Author), Ranoux, Marion (Photographer)

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ISBN: 1250074320     ISBN-13: 9781250074324
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Europe - France
- Travel | Special Interest - Literary
Dewey: 914.436
LCCN: 2017004300
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 8" L (1.20 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - French
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Library Journal 05/01/2017 pg. 87
 
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From the author of Hidden Gardens of Paris, The Streets of Paris is Susan Cahill's wonderfully unique guide to present-day Paris following in the footsteps of famous Parisians through the last 800 years.

For hundreds of years, the City of Light has set the stage for larger-than-life characters--from medieval lovers Héloïse and Abelard to the defiant King Henri IV to the brilliant scientist Madame Curie, beloved chanteuse Edith Piaf, and the writer Colette. In this beautifully illustrated book, Susan Cahill recounts the lives of twenty-two famous Parisians and then takes you through the seductive streets of Paris to the quartiers where they lived and worked: their homes, the scenes of their greatest triumphs and tragedies, their favorite cafes, bars, and restaurants, and the off-the-beaten-track places where they found inspiration and love.

From Sainte-Chapelle on the Ile de la Cite to the cemetery Pere Lachaise to Montmartre and the Marais, Cahill not only brings to life the bold characters of a tumultuous history and the arts of painting, music, sculpture, film, and literature, she takes you on a relaxed walking tour in the footsteps of these celebrated Parisians.

Each chapter opens with a beautiful four-color illustration by photographer Marion Ranoux, and every tour begins with a Metro stop and ends with a list of Nearbys--points of interest along the way, including cafes, gardens, squares, museums, bookstores, churches, and, of course, patisseries.


Contributor Bio(s): Cahill, Susan: - SUSAN CAHILL has published four travel books on Italy and Ireland. She is the editor of the bestselling Women and Fiction series and author of the novel Earth Angels. She spends a few months in Paris every year.Ranoux, Marion: - MARION RANOUX, a native Parisian, is an experienced freelance photographer and translator into French of Czech literature. Her photographs are featured in Susan Cahill's Hidden Gardens of Paris.
 
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