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The name of every Parisian metro station tells a story. In Metrostop Paris Gregor Dallas recounts a series of extraordinary but true tales about the city as he leads his readers around the metro. Both the armchair traveller and the visitor wil enjoy an illuminating journey in the company of a compelling storyteller and veteran of the city.
The book includes visits to Paris catacombs at Hell's Gate, the literary cafés and old jazz cellars of Montparnasse and Saint-Germain-des-Pres and the seventeenth-century alleys of the Marais, along with trips to the Palais-Royal at the time of the Revolution and the world of opera during Claude Debussy's lifetime. Through the eyes of the existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, Dallas describes the German occupation of Paris during the Second World War and the intellectual wars that immediately followed. A visit to the futuristic Cit de la Science at La Villette prompts the story of the Marquis de Morés, the French cowboy and anti-semite, who was eventually murdered by tribesmen of the Sahara Desert in 1896. Outside the Jesuit church of Saint-Paul Dallas tells us about Gabriel de Montgomery, forgotten ancestor of Montgomery of Alamein, who accidentally killed his king just there and, after leading the Protestant armies against Catherine de Medicis, was executed on the Place de Grève. This exciting journey through time and space concludes at the Père Lachaise Cemetery with the unknown tale of Oscar Wilde's strange involvement in the Dreyfus Affair, the greatest legal scandal of all time.
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'Delightful...extremely interesting and informative history' (Irish Sunday Independent, Eddie Naughton)
'A fascinating history' (Mail on Sunday)
'Dallas has the voice of a true storyteller . . . He paints pictures . . . with adeptness, slipping in facts and quotes alongsie dramatic descriptions' (Sunday Times)
'Dallas breathes new life into familiar subjects . . . Metrostop Paris is as satisfying as a first-rate novel' (Sunday Telegraph)
'Part of the beauty of this original little book is that it's very easy to follow ... Dallas has unearthed some cracking stories, and writes about them well ... highly recommended' (Sunday Telegraph)
'Dallas's tour is a . . . tour de force, full of fascinating titbits, bubbling over with enthusiasm. It's a book for those who love Paris - and for those who don't yet realise that they do' (Scotsman)
'Easy-to-read paperback ... whether you're a history fan or simply want ot learn about the hidden side of one of the world's most iconic cities, this is the book for you' (France Magazine)
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- PublisherJohn Murray
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0719560632
- ISBN 13 9780719560637
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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