Introduced by Stephen Clarke, bestselling author of 'A Year in the Merde'. 'Paris City-lit' is the perfect city break guide to la vie parisienne. From Joanne Harris, Julian Barnes, Kate Mosse and Irene Nemirovsky to Stephen Clarke, Gertrude Stein, Proust and Claude Izner, over seventy extraordinary writers provide the perfect Paris companion. Amongst the many stories you will find: ? Gertrude Stein on the origins of the croissant ? Julian Barnes on life beginning in Paris ? Joanne Harris on chocolate in Montmartre ? Alex Kapranos on eating out in Paris ? Kate Muir on red shoes in the Musee Rodin ? Agnes Cathering Poirier on the lure of the Paris cafe ? Marcel Proust on that perfect erotic moment ? Victor Hugo on the view from the top of Notre Dame ? Faiza Guene on not going up the Eiffel Tower REVIEWS: "It's terrific ... all the best writing on this complex city in one place" ? Professor Andrew Hussey, author of 'Paris: The Secret History ' "A great range of writers, from Joanne Harris to Irene Nemirovsky, Hans Christian Anderson to Edmund White. With thematic chapters headed 'Le Menu' and 'Sex in the City,' there should be something for everyone ? an ideal gift" ? Travel Bookseller "Great, eclectic ... and original" - Sylvia Whitman, Shakespeare Co, Paris "An essential guidebook ... it maps the Paris of the imagination beautifully" - Kate Muir, author of Left Bank
