Left Bank : art, passion, and the rebirth of Paris, 1940-50 / Agnès Poirier.
Left Bank : art, passion, and the rebirth of Paris, 1940-50 / Agnès Poirier.
Left Bank : art, passion, and the rebirth of Paris, 1940-50 / Agnès Poirier.
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Publisher
New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
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G 2018/3399
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 331 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
I. War was my master -- The fall -- The choice -- The fight -- The desire -- II. Modern times -- A philosophy of existence -- Lust and emancipation -- A third way -- III. The ambiguities of action -- How not to be a communist? -- Love, style, drugs, and loneliness -- Action and dissidence -- "Paris'...
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Publisher
New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
"An incandescent group portrait of the midcentury artists and thinkers whose lives, loves, collaborations, and passions were forged against the wartime destruction and postwar rebirth of Paris"--Amazon.com.
"An incandescent group portrait of the midcentury artists and thinkers whose lives, loves, collaborations, and passions were forged against the wartime destruction and postwar rebirth of Paris. In this fascinating tour of a celebrated city during one of its most trying, significant, and ultimately triumphant eras, Agnès Poirier unspools the storie...
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Left Bank : art, passion, and the rebirth of Paris, 1940-50 / Agnès Poirier.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-313) and index.
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©2018
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G 2018/3399
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74VKVAw5JyvA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVAw5JyvA
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ISBN
9781627790246 hardcover
1627790241 hardcover
DDC
944.361
MMS ID
991024171712302626
