The Flaneur [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

White, Edmund

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1408864762 ISBN 13: 9781408864760

Casa editrice: Bloomsbury Paperbacks, 2015

Riassunto

A flâneur is a stroller, a loiterer, someone who ambles without apparent purpose but is secretly attuned to the history of the streets he walks - and is in covert search of adventure, aesthetic or erotic. Acclaimed writer Edmund White, who lived in Paris for sixteen years, wanders through the avenues and along the quays, into parts of the city virtually unknown to visitors and indeed to many locals, luring the reader into the fascinating and seductive backstreets of his personal Paris.

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Recensione:

'Edmund White is one of the most virtuosic living writers of sentences in the English language' (Dave Eggers)

'White's genius as a flâneur is revealed in his affinity for unexpected pleasures, and he includes many for our delectation' (New Yorker)

'One has the impression of having fallen into the hands of a highly distractible, somewhat eccentric poet and professor who is determined to show you a Paris you wouldn't otherwise see ... White tells such a good story that I'm ready to listen to anything he wants to talk about' (New York Times Book Review)

Descrizione del libro:

The kind of tour guide you really want - a unique and ecclectic view of Paris through the eyes of a fierce and witty intellect.

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• Editore: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1408864762
• ISBN 13: 9781408864760
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224