{"product_id":"paris-the-biography-of-a-city-9780143036715","title":"Paris: The Biography of a City","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Colin Jones\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - France\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Roman Emperor Julian, who waxed rhapsodic about Parisian wine and figs, to Henry Miller, who relished its seductive bohemia, Paris has been a perennial source of fascination for 2,000 years. In this definitive and illuminating history, Colin Jones walks us through the city that was a plague-infested charnel house during the Middle Ages, the bloody epicenter of the French Revolution, the muse of nineteenth-century Impressionist painters, and much more. Jones's masterful narrative is enhanced by numerous photographs and feature boxes--on the Bastille or Josephine Baker, for instance--that complete a colorful and comprehensive portrait of a place that has endured Vikings, Black Death, and the Nazis to emerge as the heart of a resurgent Europe. This is a thrilling companion for history buffs and backpack, or armchair, travelers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355694915735,"sku":"9780143036715","price":1052.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143036715.webp?v=1767671079","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/paris-the-biography-of-a-city-9780143036715","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}