| Haussmann: Or, the Distinction Library Edition Contributor(s): LaFarge, Paul (Author), Bauersfeld, Erik (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786188030 ISBN-13: 9780786188031 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: November 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.92" W x 6.4" (0.19 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: LaFarge's stunning novel of love, betrayal, and exploitation is based on themes involving the life of the great city planner Georges-Eugene Haussmann. Baron Georges-Eugene Haussmann was the architect of modern Paris. In two decades, from 1853 to 1869, he transformed the cramped, filthy lanes of the medieval city into the airy boulevards and green parks of today. Yet there is a story that, on his deathbed, Haussmann wished to undo everything he'd built. "Would that it had died with me " he is supposed to have said. What is the secret of the baron's last regret? To answer this question, author Paul LaFarge tells the story of a three-sided affair that pitted love against ambition and architecture against flesh, in this sweeping drama of a changing social order. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bauersfeld, Erik: - Erik Bauersfeld is a voice actor whose credits include A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. LaFarge, Paul: -Paul LaFarge is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Artist of the Missing. He lives in San Francisco. |