When most Americans think of Paris they think of Hemingway and Fitzgerald and Les Années Folles (1920s) Hollywoodized in Daryl Zanuck's production of THE SUN ALSO RISES.
But for me the post war, post Nazi-occupation era is the most compelling and still most influential–Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Albert Camus, writing and inventing existentialism; jazz musicians like Miles Davis, Bud Powell and Lester Young delighting young audiences lacking the racial prejudice that caused them to flee America; African-American writers like Richard Wright and James Baldwin; filmmakers like Jules Dassin and Jack Berry, blacklisted for their left wing views and the New Wave of filmmakers like, Truffaut, Godard and Chabrol.
I am a reader of the Paris Insider and prior to the Martin Walker tour in April, my friend, Ellen, and I did the flaneur tour with Terrance. We met him at Las Deux Magots and spent a lovely day walking around Paris, seeing areas we would not have visited on our own. We particularly enjoyed lunch at one of his favorite cafes and seeing the beautiful Galerie Vivienne. Terrance is one of the most widely read individuals I have ever met. His wealth of information is incredible as attested to in his newsletter. It was a delight to meet him and see parts of Paris through his eyes.Melanie --Chicago
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It is not beautiful, but during the pandemic I took a zoom walking tour of Paris snd the guide stopped here and explained it was part of the 13th century wall. The last time I was in Paris walking around there it was! I was so excited. I told my friend ,” I know what this is!! Most people just walk right by not even thinking that it is an ancient remnant of the city.
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