{"product_id":"9780199579808","title":"Paris Metro Tales","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eConstantine, Helen ; Constantine, Helen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e NEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eFollowing Helen Constantine's highly successful \u003cem\u003eParis Tales, Paris Metro Tales\u003c\/em\u003e offers 22 remarkable short stories set throughout Paris--all connected by the underground tunnels of its famed Metro. \u003cbr\u003eThe journey begins at the Gare du Nord, stops at 20 underground stations along the way, and ends at Lamarck-Caulaincourt, each story corresponding to one of the 20 \u003cem\u003earrondissements\u003c\/em\u003e of Paris. Readers are invited to find their way through the underground, changing trains when necessary and\u003cbr\u003eimaginatively emerging to read a story it its original setting. The stories range from the 15th-century account of the miraculous Saint Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, through tales by favorite writers such as Zola, Simenon, Balzac, and Maupassant. Though connected by the metro, the subjects of\u003cbr\u003ethese short stories vary widely: from Martine Delerm's gripping narrative of the last hours of Modigliani's mistress to Gérard de Nerval's rich evocation of the bustling market in Les Halles in the 1850s, Colette's unlikely involvement in a traffic accident near the Opéra, and Boulanger's fine\u003cbr\u003edescription of a blackly funny experience in Père Lachaise. In addition to writers well known to the English-speaking world, this collection also includes French authors whose work deserves wider attention, including Frédéric Fajardie, Martine Delerm, Marie Desplechin, Paul Fournel, and Claude\u003cbr\u003eDufresne. Each story is illustrated with a black-and-white photograph and the book includes a map and suggested itinerary through the metro system. \u003cbr\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eParis Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, connoisseurs of French fiction, and all short story enthusiasts, \u003cem\u003eParis Metro Tales\u003c\/em\u003e offers rare glimpses of the darker side of the City of Light.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42957132005631,"sku":"9780199579808","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/products\/9780199579808-us-300_f5a2ae19-c709-4286-9b26-fd23445f7d6d.jpg?v=1665169727","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780199579808","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}