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Paris. The name alone conjures images of chestnut-lined boulevards, sidewalk cafes, breathtaking facades around every corner--in short, an exquisite romanticism that has captured the American imagination for as long as there have been Americans.
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Warm, classical in form, character-led and contemplative.
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Adam Gopnik
- First published
- 2000
- Pages
- 342
- Publisher
- G.K. Hall, Random House, Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780679444923
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