

Left Bank
Art, Passion, and the Rebirth of Paris, 1940-50
Author: Agnes Poirier
Narrator: Christa Lewis
Unabridged: 13 hr 49 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 08/27/2019
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Arts & Entertainment, History, European History
Synopsis
We follow Arthur Koestler and Norman Mailer as young men, peek inside Picasso's studio, and trail the twists of Camus's, Sartre's, and Beauvoir's epic love stories. We witness the births and deaths of newspapers and literary journals and peer through keyholes to see the first kisses and last nights of many ill-advised bedfellows. At every turn, Poirier deftly hones in on the most compelling and colorful history. She brings to life the flawed, visionary Parisians who fell in love and out of it, who infuriated and inspired one another, all while reconfiguring the world's political, intellectual, and creative landscapes. With its balance of clear-eyed historical narrative and irresistible anecdotal charm, Left Bank transports listeners to a Paris teeming with passion, drama, and life.