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The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs
Elaine Sciolino
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Description for The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs
Paperback. A delightful and beguiling look at life on a small Paris street. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Elaine Sciolino, the former Paris bureau chief of The New York Times, invites us on a tour of her favourite Parisian street. I can never be sad on the rue des Martyrs , Sciolino explains as she celebrates the area's rich history and vibrant lives. While many cities suffer from the levelling effects of globalisation, the rue des Martyrs maintains its distinct allure. Sciolino reveals the charms and idiosyncrasies of this street and its residents-the Tunisian greengrocer, the husband-and-wife cheesemongers, the showman who's been running a transvestite cabaret for more than half a century, the owner of a 100-year-old ... Read more
Elaine Sciolino, the former Paris bureau chief of The New York Times, invites us on a tour of her favourite Parisian street. I can never be sad on the rue des Martyrs , Sciolino explains as she celebrates the area's rich history and vibrant lives. While many cities suffer from the levelling effects of globalisation, the rue des Martyrs maintains its distinct allure. Sciolino reveals the charms and idiosyncrasies of this street and its residents-the Tunisian greengrocer, the husband-and-wife cheesemongers, the showman who's been running a transvestite cabaret for more than half a century, the owner of a 100-year-old ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393353402
SKU
V9780393353402
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99-33
About Elaine Sciolino
Elaine Sciolino is a writer for the New York Times and a former New York Times Paris bureau chief, based in France since 2002. She is the author of La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life, Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran, and The Outlaw State: Saddam Hussein's Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis. In ... Read more
Reviews for The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs
...she [Sciolino] is a dedicated reporter, determined to uncover something new, and her pleasure in observing the little life of her surroundings is infectious.
The Spectator ...you will enjoy her sumptuous eye for detail... Sciolino has captured the bouquet of her dream street, and even the most cynical reader will find moments of beguilement.
The ... Read more
The Spectator ...you will enjoy her sumptuous eye for detail... Sciolino has captured the bouquet of her dream street, and even the most cynical reader will find moments of beguilement.
The ... Read more