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A year in Paris: season by season in the city of light

✍ Scribed by Baxter, John

Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Weight: 2 MB
Category: Fiction
City: France--Paris., Paris (France
ISBN: 0062846884

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✦ Synopsis

A Paperback Original

From the incomparable John Baxter, the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, a sumptuous and definitive portrait of Paris through the seasons, highlighting the unique tastes, sights, and changing personality of the city in spring, summer, fall, and winter.

"A man with a great appreciation of what makes Paris tick." -- Newsday
When the common people of France revolted in 1789, one of the first ways they chose to correct the excesses of the monarchy and the church was to rename the months of the year. Selected by poet and playwright Philippe-Francois-Nazaire Fabre, these new names reflected what took place at that season in the natural world; Fructidor was the month of fruit, Floreal that of flowers, while the winter wind (vent) dominated Ventose.

Though the names didn't stick, these seasonal rhythms of the year continue to define Parisians, as well as travelers to...

✦ Subjects

France -- Paris

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