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The Stroller of Paris

by Leon-Paul Fargue , Rainer J. Hanshe
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781967751297
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Eris
  • Publisher Imprint: Eris
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 180
  • Original Price: GBP 14.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 28 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): European / Italian

A masterwork of poetic urban observation, The Stroller of Paris is L�on-Paul Fargue's luminous love letter to the city he wandered, savored, and immortalized in prose. Long unavailable in English, this book opens the door to a Paris now spectral and half-forgotten--where the boulevards echoed with caf� banter, jazz and politics collided in salons, and the ghosts of Baudelaire and Montmartre's bohemians still haunted the mist.

Fargue was called "the stroller of Paris" not merely for his gait but for his gaze: intimate, encyclopedic, and electric. From the hidden depths of La Chapelle to the glitter of the Champs-�lys�es, he guides us through arrondissements like a fl�neur-philosopher--equal parts Proust and Apollinaire--seeking the soul of a city in every reflection, every voice, every shifting light.

Translated with uncommon sensitivity by Rainer J. Hanshe, The Stroller of Paris is not just a book about Paris--it is Paris, in all its bygone splendor and raw humanity. An essential rediscovery for lovers of literature, history, and the art of the d�rive.

Léon-Paul Fargue (1876-1947) was a French poet, essayist, and legendary flâneur. A key figure in the literary and artistic avant-garde of early 20th-century Paris, he was closely associated with Marcel Proust, Erik Satie, and Paul Valéry. Known for his elliptical, atmospheric prose and vivid evocations of Parisian life, Fargue contributed to La Revue Blanche and other major journals, and was admired by writers from James Joyce to Walter Benjamin. His work bridges symbolist reverie and modernist sensibility--dreamlike, urbane, and inimitably French.

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