Topic: “France”
Apr 22, 2021
Apropos of nothing in particular
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On various recent & not-so-recent books of interest in Paris’s bookstores.
Books May 2021
Proust in person
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Notes & Comments March 2021
French rejection
A Gallic stand against illiberal ideology.
Features March 2021
Revolutionary characters
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On French aristocrats at the twilight of the ancien régime.
Letter from Paris January 2021
Drink a rum
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On visits to the train stations and cemeteries of Paris.
Dec 15, 2020
À la recherche d’une tombe perdue
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On a visit to the cemeteries of Paris on All Saints’ Day.
Reflections December 2020
Political passions
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On the lessons of two stories by Guy de Maupassant and Marcel Prévost.
Oct 27, 2020
Restraint & profusion
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On “Gabrielle Chanel, Manifeste de Mode” at the Palais Galliera, Paris.
Oct 23, 2020
Week in review
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On book burning, Louis XIV & lectures on Dostoevsky.