Paris metro tales [electronic resource]
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Following on from Helen Constantine's hugely successful Paris Tales, the twenty-two short stories included in More Metro Tales take the reader on an fascinating journey around Paris by metro. The journey begins at the Gare du Nord, stops at twenty underground stations along the way, and ends at Lamarck-Caulaincourt. Some of these stories actually take place in the metro itself, but most are to be found when you emerge above ground. They range from the15th-century account of the miraculous Saint Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, through tales by favourite writers such as Zola, Simenon, and Maup
Title |
Paris metro tales [electronic resource] : stories / translated by Helen Constantine. |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Publisher |
Oxford New York : Oxford University Press |
Creation Date |
2011 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. English |
Content |
Contents Picture Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Gare du Nord 2 Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre 3 Summer Rain 4 Refined 5 A Little Accident 6 If it were Sunday 7 Facino Cane 8 Rue des Larmes 9 Story 10 There or Elsewhere 11 Saint Genevieve 12 Expomodigliani.com 13 Minuet 14 Snow 15 La Halle 16 Confronting the Present 17 The Cab 18 The Little Restaurant at Ternes 19 Romance in the Metro 20 The Neighbour in the Rue de Jarente 21 The Landlady 22 La Butte Montmartre Notes on the Metro Notes on the Stories Notes on the Authors Selected Further Reading Publisher's AcknowledgementsMap |
Extent |
1 online resource (337 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010706279205171 |
MARC RECORDS
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