Haussmann; or, The Distinction
by Paul La Farge
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LaFarge's stunning novel of love, betrayal, and exploitation is based on themes involving the life of the great city planner Georges-Eugene Haussmann, who tore up a still medieval Paris and transformed it into the light-filled city that it is today.Tags
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Atmospheric, but ultimately not quite engaging enough. I think this is due to an omniscient narrator who keeps the reader at an emotional distance from the characters.
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- Canonical title
- Haussmann; or, The Distinction
- Original publication date
- 2001
- People/Characters
- Baron Haussmann
- Epigraph*
- Absolute power quickly tires of monologue, it likes a reply, it organizes a dialogue; that is its coquetry.
- J U L E S F E R R Y - Dedication*
- for Y.
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Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PS3562 .A269 .H38 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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- 114
- Popularity
- 284,682
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.34)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 2
