Bibliograph

The only street in Paris, life on the Rue des Martyrs, Elaine Sciolino

Type

Label

The only street in Paris, life on the Rue des Martyrs, Elaine Sciolino

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-294)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The only street in Paris

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

902661310

Responsibility statement

Elaine Sciolino

Sub title

life on the Rue des Martyrs

Summary

The former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times invites us on a tour of her favorite Parisian street. "I can never be sad on the rue des Martyrs," Sciolino explains, as she makes readers hungry for Paris, for cheese and wine, and for a street life that is quickly disappearing

Table Of Contents

The perfect street -- Searching for home -- Is fish necessary? -- Hidden in plain sight -- Wedding the crowd -- Now, this is butter! -- To catch a mouse -- The meaning of martyrdom -- Some of my favorite ghosts -- The knife sharpener -- Guess who's coming to passover? -- The murdered schoolgirls -- Cheaper than a psychiatrist -- In celebration of books -- The artisan with the golden touch -- Minister of the night -- The dive -- The Flying House of the Virgin Mary -- A street fit for a pope -- Le kale américain est arrivé! -- The resurrection of fish -- Le potluck

Target audience

adult

Classification