The Grand Literary Cafes of Europe

The Grand Literary Cafes of Europe

by NoelRileyFitch (Author), Andrew Midgley (Photographer)

Synopsis

The cafe is a home away from home, where lively company, people watching and good food and drink can all provide inspiration for the writer and artist. This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader on a tour of the grand literary cafes of Britain and Europe, taking in cities as diverse as Paris, London, Barcelona, Rome and Prague. Looking at the famous writers and artists who frequented these historic places, the book celebrates their architecture, history, tradition, and food and drink, and provides an insight to their enduring charm and popularity.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd
Published: 01 Sep 2006

ISBN 10: 1845371143
ISBN 13: 9781845371142

Author Bio
Noel Riley Fitch is an award-winning biographer and recognised scholar on foreign artists in Paris. Her previous books include Literary Cafes of Paris and Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties. She lives and teaches in Los Angeles, but returns to Paris every summer.