Description
For the first time a book celebrates the legend of Paris, exploring its iconic and secret places alongside the extraordinary figures who shaped its history.
Readers will discover the city through each era, from the glamorous Belle poque to the recent Olympic Games, and will experience KikiÕs Montparnasse, Picasso at the Bateau-Lavoir, the German occupation, the rise of existentialism and jazz in Saint-Germain-des-Prs, the Nouvelle Vague with GodardÕs Breathless, DiorÕs New Look, and the miniskirt revolution by Courrges, Cardin, and Paco Rabanne. Social and cultural revolutions, all of which contributed to making Paris the worldÕs most visited city.
Following AssoulineÕs best-selling volume New York by New York, Paris by Paris features rarely seen photographs, and offer a fresh new way to understand and experience Paris through an unforgettable storytelling journey of words and images. Housed in a luxurious slipcase and available in both English and French, this volume is narrated by writers Ariel Wizman and Harold Cobert. It is also accompanied by an insightful foreword by Frdric Beigbeder and made complete with a timeline of the cityÕs key moments of the past centuries.
