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Author:

Sante, Luc.

Title:

The other Paris / Luc Sante.

Edition:

Unabridged.

Publisher:

Recorded Books,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

9 audio discs (approximately 11 hours, 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Paris (France)--Social life and customs--19th century.
Paris (France)--Social life and customs--20th century.
City and town life--Paris--Paris--History.
Poor--Paris--Paris--History.
Working class--Paris--Paris--History.
Criminals--Paris--Paris--History.
Eccentrics and eccentricities--Paris--Paris--History.
Paris (France)--Social conditions.
Paris (France)--Description and travel.

Notes:

Read by the author.

Contents:

Capital -- Ghosts -- Pantruche -- Zone -- La Canaille -- Archipelago -- Le Business -- Saint Monday -- Show People -- Mort aux Vaches -- The Insurgents -- The Game.

Summary:

Luc Sante reveals the city's hidden past, its seamy underside once populated by working and criminal classes that, though virtually extinct today, have shaped Paris over the past two centuries.

ISBN:

1622319249
9781622319244

Locations:

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)