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Paris on the Brink
eBook - The 1930s Paris of Jean Renoir, Salvador Dalí, Simone de Beauvoir, André Gide, Sylvia Beach, Léon Blum, and Their Friends
ISBN/EAN: 9781538112380
Umbreit-Nr.: 2240804
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 376 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 13.09.2018
Auflage: 1/2018
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p><span>Paris on the Brink</span><span> vividly portrays the City of Light during the tumultuous 1930s, from the Wall Street Crash of 1929 to war and German Occupation. This was a dangerous and turbulent decade, during which workers flexed their economic muscle and their opponents struck back with increasing violence. As the divide between haves and have-nots widened, so did the political split between left and right, with animosities exploding into brutal clashes, intensified by the paramilitary leagues of the extreme right. Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini escalated the increasingly hazardous international environment, while the civil war in Spain added to the instability of the times.</span></p><p><span><br>Yet throughout the decade, Paris remained at the center of cultural creativity. Major figures on the Paris scene, such as Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, André Gide, Marie Curie, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, and Coco Chanel, continued to hold sway, in addition to Josephine Baker, Sylvia Beach, James Joyce, Man Ray, and Le Corbusier. Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre could now be seen at their favorite cafés, while Jean Renoir, Salvador Dalí, and Elsa Schiaparelli came to prominence, along with Frances first Socialist prime minister, Léon Blum.</span></p><p><span><br>Despite the decades creativity and glamour, it remained a difficult and dangerous time, and Parisians responded with growing nativism and anti-Semitism, while relying on their Maginot Line to protect them from external harm. Through rich illustrations and evocative narrative, Mary McAuliffe brings this extraordinary era to life.</span></p>
- Kurztext
- <span><span>Paris on the Brink</span><span> vividly portrays the City of Light during the tumultuous 1930s. The decade was marked by violence at home and the rise of Hitler abroad, even as glamour prevailed in fashion and Surrealism sparked new forms of artistic creativity. Through rich illustrations and evocative narrative, Mary McAuliffe brings this vibrant era to life.</span></span>
- Autorenportrait
- <span>Mary McAuliffe</span><span> holds a PhD in history from the University of Maryland, has taught at several universities, and has lectured at the Smithsonian Institution, the Barnes Foundation, and the Frick Pittsburgh. She travels extensively in France, and for many years she was a regular contributor to</span><span>Paris Notes</span><span>. Her books include</span><span>Clash of Crowns</span><span>,</span><span>Dawn of the Belle Epoque</span><span>,</span><span>Twilight of the Belle Epoque</span><span>,</span><span>When Paris Sizzled</span><span>, and</span><span> Paris, City of Dreams</span><span>. She lives in New York City with her husband.</span>