EAN: 9780062221407

PARIS AT THE END OF THE WORLD - JOHN BAXTER TAS...

A preeminent writer on Paris  John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic
and fascinating periods in the city's history. During World War I  the terrifying sounds of the
nearby front could be heard from inside the French capital  Germany's Paris Gun and enemy
aviators routinely bombarded the city. And yet in its darkest hour  the City of Light blazed
more brightly than ever. Its taxis shuttled troops to the front  its great railway stations
received reinforcements from across the world  its grand museums and cathedrals housed the
wounded  and the Eiffel Tower hummed at all hours  relaying messages to and from the trenches.
At night  Parisians lived with urgency and without inhibition  embracing the lush and the
libertine. The rich hosted parties that depleted their wine cellars of the finest vintages.
Artists such as Pablo Picasso achieved new creative heights. And the war brought a wave of
foreigners to the city for the first time  including Ernest Hemingway and Baxter's own
grandfather  Archie  whose diaries he uses to reconstruct a soldier's-eye view of the war
years. Uncovering a thrilling chapter in Paris's history  John Baxter's revelatory new book
shows how this extraordinary period was essential in forging the spirit of the city we love
today.

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