
The Flaneur
by Edmund White
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalfresh & originalrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA grounded, stylish non-fiction book: original and wide-ranging. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
About This Book
From Amazon.com: “One has the impression, reading The Flâneur, of having fallen into the hands of a highly distractible, somewhat eccentric poet and professor who is determined to show you a Paris you wouldn’t otherwise see…Edmund White tells such a good story that I’m ready to listen to anything he wants to talk about.”—New York Times Book Review A flâneur is a stroller, a loiterer, someone who ambles through city...
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- Author
- Edmund White
- Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 218
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- Open Library
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