City of Light, City of Shadows by X Mike Rapport
For readers of Graham Robb and Simon Schama, this elegantly written, vivid chronicle of Paris during the Belle Epoque brings to life some of best-known characters and buildings of the era, and shows how closely the fears and anxieties of the 19th century mirror our own today.
A fascinating, multi-layered panorama of the evolution of the French capital at a key period in its history * Jonathan Fenby, author of The History of Modern France *
Mike Rapport is a historian with the rare ability to engage his reader both on the level of local detail and of sweeping narrativeCity of Light, City of Shadows had me spellbound * Lauren Elkin, author of Flâneuse and Art Monsters *
In this book which fizzes with all the energy of Belle Epoque Paris, Rapport conveys superbly the conflicts, tension and anxieties undelay the glittering spectacle of Parisian modernity. His narrative is brilliantly anchored in the spaces and places of the city. For lovers of Paris the book should become an indispensable accompaniment to any future visit to the city * Julian Jackson, author of A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle *
An authoritative work... A strikingly rendered portrait of the era's fervent belief in progress * Kirkus Reviews *
As Mike Rapport makes clear in his splendid new book, the Belle Epoque was... a time of instability, upheaval and bitter division, in Paris and throughout France. * Munro Price, Literary Review *
The buildings and boulevards of Paris come to life as [Rapport] describes them -- Artemis Cooper * The Spectator *
Mike Rapport is a historian with the rare ability to engage his reader both on the level of local detail and of sweeping narrativeCity of Light, City of Shadows had me spellbound * Lauren Elkin, author of Flâneuse and Art Monsters *
In this book which fizzes with all the energy of Belle Epoque Paris, Rapport conveys superbly the conflicts, tension and anxieties undelay the glittering spectacle of Parisian modernity. His narrative is brilliantly anchored in the spaces and places of the city. For lovers of Paris the book should become an indispensable accompaniment to any future visit to the city * Julian Jackson, author of A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle *
An authoritative work... A strikingly rendered portrait of the era's fervent belief in progress * Kirkus Reviews *
As Mike Rapport makes clear in his splendid new book, the Belle Epoque was... a time of instability, upheaval and bitter division, in Paris and throughout France. * Munro Price, Literary Review *
The buildings and boulevards of Paris come to life as [Rapport] describes them -- Artemis Cooper * The Spectator *
Mike Rapport is a Reader in modern European history at the University of Glasgow and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is the author of several books, including 1848: Year of Revolution. He lives in Stirling, Scotland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349128160 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349128162 |
| Title | City of Light, City of Shadows |
| Author | X Mike Rapport |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2024-05-14 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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