{"product_id":"john-baxter-the-most-beautiful-walk-in-the-world-a-pedestrian-in-paris","title":"John Baxter - The Most Beautiful Walk in the World A Pedestrian in Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by John Baxter. Themes include Travel, Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Thrust into the unlikely role of professional \"literary walking tour\" guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long- time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving \"literary walking tours\" through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite cafÉs of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century \u003ci\u003eflÂneurs\u003c\/i\u003e; the secluded \"Little Luxembourg\" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-PrÉs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58215588233590,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780061998546.jpg?v=1783353256","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/john-baxter-the-most-beautiful-walk-in-the-world-a-pedestrian-in-paris","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}