- EAN13
- 9781472157874
- Éditeur
- Corsair
- Date de publication
- 20/07/2023
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
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'An utterly enjoyable voyage under Paris' \- THE OLDIE
'Delightful and diverting... Martin is the most unpretentious and
companionable of guides; the book is great fun' \- LITERARY REVIEW
'An eclectic blend of engineering and travelogue, urban planning and
anecdote... a sincere love letter' -THE ECONOMIST
Andrew Martin has been described as 'the laureate of railways', having written
many books with railway themes. But Andrew has always been obsessed with the
Paris Metro, hence Metropolitain: An Ode to the Paris Metro, the first English
history of the Metro for the general reader.
Metropolitain is as stylish as the Metro itself and laced with cultural
references. Andrew explains why Last Tango in Paris is a great Metro film, and
what the Metro chase scene in the classic thriller, Le Samourai, says about
Parisian culture. He describes how he came to appreciate the beauty of
Guimard's sinuous green Metro entrances when he bought a lily of the valley
and observed it flowering on his desk. We meet Andrew's half-English, half-
French friend, Julian, who runs a society dedicated to Metro history. He tells
Andrew, 'A Metro station is like the wine cellar of chateau, which is a very
nice thing to be reminded of.'
The book takes the reader on a constant tour of Paris, both underground and
over. But Paris, and the Metro, is changing, undergoing a huge expansion.
This, and the imminence of the Paris Olympics, make this a timely title.
'Delightful and diverting... Martin is the most unpretentious and
companionable of guides; the book is great fun' \- LITERARY REVIEW
'An eclectic blend of engineering and travelogue, urban planning and
anecdote... a sincere love letter' -THE ECONOMIST
Andrew Martin has been described as 'the laureate of railways', having written
many books with railway themes. But Andrew has always been obsessed with the
Paris Metro, hence Metropolitain: An Ode to the Paris Metro, the first English
history of the Metro for the general reader.
Metropolitain is as stylish as the Metro itself and laced with cultural
references. Andrew explains why Last Tango in Paris is a great Metro film, and
what the Metro chase scene in the classic thriller, Le Samourai, says about
Parisian culture. He describes how he came to appreciate the beauty of
Guimard's sinuous green Metro entrances when he bought a lily of the valley
and observed it flowering on his desk. We meet Andrew's half-English, half-
French friend, Julian, who runs a society dedicated to Metro history. He tells
Andrew, 'A Metro station is like the wine cellar of chateau, which is a very
nice thing to be reminded of.'
The book takes the reader on a constant tour of Paris, both underground and
over. But Paris, and the Metro, is changing, undergoing a huge expansion.
This, and the imminence of the Paris Olympics, make this a timely title.
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