Paris Interzone by James Campbell
An account of 14 years of the extraordinary cultural climate which prevailed in Paris from 1946-60. It begins in Gertrude Stein's apartment and subsequent tales involve such people as Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Boris Vian, Samuel Beckett, Maurice Girodias and the Beat Generation.
'James Campbell combines the understanding of a good social historian with an ability to analyse literary achievement in a narrative that has the same sort of interest as a novel' Guardian 'When on August 25, 1944 the Allied forces marched into Paris and freed the city from Nazi occupation, they prepared the way for another invasion - a new wave of writers..Taking Richard Wright's arrival in Paris as his starting point, James Campbell has produced a riveting account of this post-war period in Paris Interzone' Time Out
James Campbell was born in Glasgow and now lives in London. Between 1978 and 1982 he was editor of the New Edinburgh Review. Among his previous books is a biography of James Baldwin, Talking at the Gates. His play The Midnight Hour was performed in Philadelphia in 1993 and 1995.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099425120 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099425122 |
| Title | Paris Interzone |
| Author | James Campbell |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2001-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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