Paris to the Moon
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.34 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375758232 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gopnik falls in unabashed love with what he calls Paris's commonplace civilization--the cafés, the little shops, the ancient carousel in the park, and the small, intricate experiences that happen in such settings. But Paris can also be a difficult city to love, particularly its pompous and abstract official culture with its parallel paper universe. A self-described "comic-sentimental essayist," Gopnik chose the romance of Paris in its particulars as his subject. Gopnik makes terrific use of his status as an observer on the fringes of fashionable society to draw some deft comparisons between Paris and New York ("It is as if all American appliances dreamed of being cars while all French appliances dreamed of being telephones") and do some incisive philosophizing on the nature of both. With his emphasis on the micro in the macro, Gopnik describes trying to get a Thanksgiving turkey delivered during a general strike and his struggle to find an apartment during a government
The name alone conjures images of chestnut-lined boulevards, sidewalk cafés, breathtaking façades around every corner--in short, an exquisite romanticism that has captured the American imagination for as long as there have been Americans. Of course, as readers of Gopnik's beloved and award-winning "Paris Journals" in The New Yorker know, there was also the matter of raising a child and carrying on with day-to-day, not-so-fabled life. With singular wit and insight, Gopnik weaves the magical with the mundane in a wholly delightful, often hilarious look at what it was to be an American family man in Paris at the end of the
It is funny and serious at once Michelle Leak It is funny and serious at once. Adam provides a wonderful up close and personal look inside Parisian life. I enjoyed it very much!. Ethan Cooper said A Really Fun Read. Adam Gopnik originally published these insightful and funny essays when he wrote from Paris for "The New Yorker." In general, his voice in these essays shows both amusement with the French and great admiration for their everyday culture. Here's a quote that captures the point of view of this wonderful book, as well as Gopnik's direct and elegant style. "Paris is marked by a permanent battle between French civilization. anya said Magnifique!. It was delicious. I've fallen in love with Adam Gopnik. It's ok. I told my husband.