Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology
A Library of America Special Publication
- Hardcover
650 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2004
Summary
From the earliest years of the American republic, Paris has provoked an extraordinary American literary response. An almost inevitable destination for writers and thinkers, Paris has been many things to many Americans- a tradition-bound bastion of the old world of Europe; a hotbed of revolutionary ideologies in politics and art; and a space in which to cultivate an openness to life and love thought impossible at home. Including stories, letters, memoirs, and reporting,Americans in Parisdistil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781931082563 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1931082561 |
| Author: | Adam Gopnik |
| Publisher: | The Library of America |
| Imprint: | The Library of America |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 650 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2004 |
| Weight: | 907g |
| Dimensions: | 243mm x 161mm x 35mm |
| Series: | Library of America (Hardcover) |
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About The Author
Adam Gopnik
Adam Gopnikis a staff writer at The New Yorker and author of the best-sellingParis to the Moon.He lived in Paris with his family from 1995 to 2000, where he wrote the magazine’s “Paris Journal,” which led the French newspaperLe Mondeto call him a “witty and Voltairean commentator on French life.” His writing has won the National Magazine Award for Essays and Criticism and the George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting.
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