Dawn of the Belle Epoque: The Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy, Clemenceau, and Their Friends

Really a great read about early Paris and the artists involved. Recommend for sure.

I read Dawn and am now reading Twilight. The author matches meticulous, intimate detail with a sharp pen and an owl eye for storytelling. Rarely is non-fiction so captivating.

Having lived in Paris, I had some knowledge of the era which made the city recognisable today. This book brilliantly and entertainingly filled in the gaps, which turned out to be much wider than I knew. Names of streets, buildings and monuments jumped to life.

Ein interessantes Buch, - intensiv recherchiert geschrieben, das auch durchaus Wissenswertes birgt und nicht nur der puren Unterhaltung dienen muss. Kurze und kurzweilige Kapitel, schwarzweiss Fotografien nach diesen, und ein schönes Buch mit angenehmem Papier. Bin sehr glücklich mit diesem Kauf.

This was a most enjoyable read about an outpouring of extraordinary ideas in an era and place that I thought I knew something about.