{"product_id":"the-invention-of-paris-a-history-in-footsteps-paperback","title":"The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Hazan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Fernbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Paris\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour through the streets and history of the French capital under the guidance of radical Parisian author and publisher Eric Hazan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHazan reveals a city whose squares echo with the riots, rebellions and revolutions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Combining the raconteur's ear for a story with a historian's command of the facts, he introduces an incomparable cast of characters: the literati, the philosophers and the artists--Balzac, Baudelaire, Blanqui, Flaubert, Hugo, Maney, and Proust, of course; but also Doisneau, Nerval and Rousseau. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a Paris dyed a deep red in its convictions. It is haunted and vitalized by the history of the barricades, which Hazan retells in rich detail. \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Paris\u003c\/i\u003e opens a window on the forgotten byways of the capital's vibrant and bloody past, revealing the city in striking new colors.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Hazan\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of the publisher La Fabrique and the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eNotes on the Occupation\u003c\/i\u003e and the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Paris\u003c\/i\u003e. He has lived in Paris, France, all his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 8.23 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45611351900204,"sku":"9781844677054","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/the-invention-of-paris-a-history-in-footsteps-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}