Paris, Paris by David Downie

Paris, Paris by David Downie

Beautifully written and refreshingly original . . . makes us see Paris] in a different light.--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

Swapping his native San Francisco for the City of Light, travel writer David Downie arrived in Paris in 1986 on a one-way ticket, his head full of romantic notions. Curiosity and the legs of a cross-country runner propelled him daily from an unheated, seventh-floor walk-up garret near the Champs-Elys es to the old Montmartre haunts of the doomed painter Modigliani, the tombs of P re-Lachaise cemetery, the luxuriant alleys of the Luxembourg Gardens and the aristocratic le Saint-Louis midstream in the Seine.

Downie wound up living in the chic Marais district, married to the Paris-born American photographer Alison Harris, an equally incurable walker and chronicler. Ten books and a quarter-century later, he still spends several hours every day rambling through Paris, and writing about the city he loves. An irreverent, witty romp featuring thirty-one short prose sketches of people, places and daily life, Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light ranges from the glamorous to the least-known corners and characters of the world's favorite city.

Photographs by Alison Harris.

Praise for Paris, Paris

I loved his collection of essays and anyone who's visited Paris in the past, or plans to visit in the future, will be equally charmed as well.--David Lebovitz, author of The Sweet Life in Paris

A] quirky, personal, independent view of the city, its history and its people--Mavis Gallant

Gives fresh poetic insight into the city . . . a voyage into 'the bends and recesses, the jagged edges, the secret interiors' of Paris].--Departures

Czy to powiesc, czy tez kryminal, a moze ksiazka detektywistyczna dla dzieci?! Wydaje sie, ze trzy w jednym. David Downie z pewnoscia wie jak opowiadac historie, by trzymaly one mlodych czytelnikow w niepewnosci az do ostanich stron. O tej historii mozna powiedziec wiele, ale z pewnoscia nie mozna powiedziec, ze jest nuda. Intrygujaca, zaskakujaca, zabawna. Kazde dziecko przeczyta te ksiazke z zapartym tchem, od deski do deski, a nastepnie powie, ze chce wiecej!!!

David Downie is a children's book author who keeps young readers on the edge of their seats. His books are written in a way that appeals to both children as well as adults with a sense of humour.

David's books are beautifully illustrated and have been translated into over 20 languages including Romanian and Swahili.

For more information visit David's website at www.davidjdownie.com.

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ISBN 13	9780307886088
ISBN 10	0307886085
Title	Paris, Paris
Author	David Downie
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2011-04-05
Number of pages	320
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