Paris In The Dark
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Dark Paris
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Author : Darkstroke Books
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2021-12-26
Dark Paris written by Darkstroke Books and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-26 with categories.
Paris - the glamorous City of Light holds many dark secrets... Discover Dark Paris in our collection of short stories written by award-winning and international bestselling authors! As we traverse the City of Light, and delve below the surface, into its dark heart, follow spine-tingling tales of murder, ghostly appearances, baffling mysteries, and horrifying Black Masses! It's Hallowe'en, and a young woman is exploring the cemeteries of Paris. She is sceptical about a story she's told about Jim Morrison's ghost appearing in a selfie in Père Lachaise a few years earlier, but then her own experience when she photographs an unusual Hallowe'en display in a branch of Monoprix in Pigalle leaves her wondering if it's true that the camera never lies. In Montmartre, we stumble across a woman with a terrifying history. From a young age, Apple Rose was a rarity: an infamous serial killer known only as Bloody Rose. For the past seven years the world believed her to be dead. They were wrong. Then we head back in time, to Paris in the 1980s. Hoskins, a rising star at the British Embassy, finds himself struggling to balance the responsibilities of his job with the advances of a colleague. As the pressure mounts, he realises events from his past now threaten his future. Can we ever truly escape our own history? As we shift to 2019, we join a ghostly gathering. During a lively discussion about Les Misérables between the long-departed author, Victor Hugo, two former - now headless - queens of France, and a lovestruck couple finally reunited in death, tragedy strikes again in the heart of Paris... Next, we are entering a grave when Elise's cousin, Cosette, visits Paris. Elise is keen to show off the sights. But a forbidden underground exploration has unexpected consequences, leaving the guardian of the catacombs with a tough choice: Should he protect the keeper of the key and his family - or the dead? Delve into the 17th century and discover a secret network of poisoners and plotters. When mere love potions cease to elicit the result she desires, the Marquise de Montespan resorts to desperate methods to become the favourite mistress of King Louis XIV. She attends a Black Mass organised by Catherine de Monvoisin. But what kind of sacrifice - one fit for a king - has the infamous La Voisin in mind? Then we meet Sharon, wary of returning to France after twice having had luggage stolen in French trains, who can't resist an offer from her friend, Mandy, of a free holiday in Paris. But where did Mandy get the money for a suite in the Ritz, and who is the young man with a stain on his shoe who keeps following her? The mystery deepens, leading to a showdown and then a revelation, and even that is not quite the end. In the following tale we travel between Paris and Glasgow, Scotland, between the present and 1990. Cameron McLeod has been writing crime novels for thirty-five years. Now, he shares the story of a real-life murder he witnessed in Montmartre, but nothing is ever as it seems. The trip of a lifetime... Joanie's long-awaited vacation to Paris with all its charms takes an unexpected turn. Facing down some darker edges in the City of Light pulls at the carefully stitched-together pieces of herself. Will those pieces become undone by time spent in the Catacombs? In Le Corbeau Blanc, we uncover a bitter story of revenge and retribution. And lastly, we meet Chloe, a teenager with mental health issues, who is on a French exchange. Her dad blames her for the death of her mother, and takes revenge by killing the boy she loves, and framing her. Completely without hope, Chloe submits, like Winston Smith in 1984. All proceeds we receive for Dark Paris go to two worthy charities: Les Restos du Coeur and Fondation Brigitte Bardot.
Paris In The Dark
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Author : Robert Olen Butler
language : en
Publisher: No Exit Press
Release Date : 2019-05
Paris In The Dark written by Robert Olen Butler and has been published by No Exit Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05 with Spy stories categories.
Autumn 1915. The First World War is raging across Europe. Christopher Marlowe 'Kit' Cobb, a Chicago reporter and undercover agent for the US government, is in Paris when he meets an enigmatic nurse called Louise. Officially in the city for a story about American ambulance drivers, Cobb is grateful for the opportunity to get to know her. Soon his intelligence handler, James Polk Trask, extends his mission and he is active again. Parisians are meeting 'death by dynamite' in a new campaign of bombings, and the German-speaking Kit seems just the man to discover who is behind this.
When Paris Went Dark
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Author : Ronald C. Rosbottom
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown
Release Date : 2014-08-05
When Paris Went Dark written by Ronald C. Rosbottom and has been published by Little, Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-05 with History categories.
The spellbinding and revealing chronicle of Nazi-occupied Paris On June 14, 1940, German tanks entered a silent and nearly deserted Paris. Eight days later, France accepted a humiliating defeat and foreign occupation. Subsequently, an eerie sense of normalcy settled over the City of Light. Many Parisians keenly adapted themselves to the situation-even allied themselves with their Nazi overlords. At the same time, amidst this darkening gloom of German ruthlessness, shortages, and curfews, a resistance arose. Parisians of all stripes-Jews, immigrants, adolescents, communists, rightists, cultural icons such as Colette, de Beauvoir, Camus and Sartre, as well as police officers, teachers, students, and store owners-rallied around a little known French military officer, Charles de Gaulle. WHEN PARIS WENT DARK evokes with stunning precision the detail of daily life in a city under occupation, and the brave people who fought against the darkness. Relying on a range of resources---memoirs, diaries, letters, archives, interviews, personal histories, flyers and posters, fiction, photographs, film and historical studies---Rosbottom has forged a groundbreaking book that will forever influence how we understand those dark years in the City of Light.
Paris In The Dark
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Author : Eric Smoodin
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Release Date : 2020-03-27
Paris In The Dark written by Eric Smoodin and has been published by Duke University Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-27 with Performing Arts categories.
In Paris in the Dark Eric Smoodin takes readers on a journey through the streets, cinemas, and theaters of Paris to sketch a comprehensive picture of French film culture during the 1930s and 1940s. Drawing on a wealth of journalistic sources, Smoodin recounts the ways films moved through the city, the favored stars, and what it was like to go to the movies in a city with hundreds of cinemas. In a single week in the early 1930s, moviegoers might see Hollywood features like King Kong and Frankenstein, the new Marlene Dietrich and Maurice Chevalier movies, and any number of films from Italy, Germany, and Russia. Or they could frequent the city's ciné-clubs, which were hosts to the cinéphile subcultures of Paris. At other times, a night at the movies might result in an evening of fascist violence, even before the German Occupation of Paris, while after the war the city's cinemas formed the space for reconsolidating French film culture. In mapping the cinematic geography of Paris, Smoodin expands understandings of local film exhibition and the relationships of movies to urban space.
A Waiter In Paris
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Author : Edward Chisholm
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-05-05
A Waiter In Paris written by Edward Chisholm and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
*** 'This astonishing book describes a cruel, feral existence and is worthy of standing on the shelf next to George Orwell's Down And Out In Paris And London (1933) as another classic about human exploitation.' - Daily Mail 'Chisholm's story is immersive and often thrilling ... He's a fine writer.' - WSJ 'Kitchen Confidential for Generation Z' - Fortune 'An English waiters riveting account of working in Paris' - Daily Mail 'Visceral and unbelievably compelling' - Emerald Fennell 'Vividly written and merciless in its detail' - Edward Stourton 'An excellent book' - Strong Words magazine 'A Dickensian tale of a young man's trial by fire in a French bistro gives rise to biting commentary on Parisian culture in Chisholm's intoxicating debut' - Publisher's Weekly 'Ah, Paris... gastronomie magnifique and... insane shit going on behind the scenes. A Waiter in Paris charts Edward Chisholm's jaw-dropping experiences while serving tables in the French capital, a demi-monde of sadistic managers, thieves, fighting for tips and drug dealers. Seems like not much has changedsince George Orwell worked the same beat.' - Evening Standard A waiter's job is to deceive you. They want you to believe in a luxurious calm because on the other side of that door...is hell. Edward Chisholm's spellbinding memoir of his time as a Parisian waiter is the perfect summer read. It takes you below the surface of one of the most iconic cities in the world and right into its glorious underbelly. He inhabits a world of inhuman hours, snatched sleep and dive bars; scraping by on coffee, bread and cigarettes, often under sadistic managers, with a wage so low you're fighting your colleagues for tips. Colleagues - including thieves, narcissists, ex-Legionnaires, paperless immigrants, wannabe actors and drug dealers - who are the closest thing to family that you've got. It's physically demanding, frequently humiliating and incredibly competitive. But it doesn't matter because you're in Paris, the centre of the universe, and there's nowhere else you'd rather be in the world.
Diary Of The Dark Years 1940 1944
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Author : Jean Guéhenno
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014
Diary Of The Dark Years 1940 1944 written by Jean Guéhenno and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
"Jean Guéhenno's [diary] ... is the most oft-quoted piece of testimony on life in occupied France. A sharply observed record of day-to-day life under Nazi rule in Paris and a bitter commentary on literary life in those years, it has also been called 'a remarkable essay on courage and cowardice' ... Here, David Ball provides not only the first English translation of this important historical document, but also the first ever annotated, corrected edition"--
Five Nights In Paris
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Author : John Baxter
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2015-04-14
Five Nights In Paris written by John Baxter and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-14 with Travel categories.
An irresistible nighttime tour of Paris, past and present, by the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World Every guidebook to Paris is crammed with sites to see during the day, but visitors are often cast adrift once the sun sets and the Louvre, Notre Dame, and other tourist attractions shut their doors. Sadly for those who have retreated into their hotel rooms, it's only when darkness falls that the City of Light shines brightest. Full of as many unexpected detours and delightful digressions as the city itself, award-winning author John Baxter's Five Nights in Paris is the ultimate off-the-beaten-path guide to exploring the French capital after hours. Baxter leads readers on five evening tours across Paris's great neighborhoods. Each night's itinerary is selected for its connection to one of the five senses: the first, "Sound," explores the great jazz clubs of Saint-Germain-des-Prés; "Taste" samples the eclectic restaurants and bakeries of the Marais; "Touch" brings alive the city's legendary cabaret scene, including Montmartre's nearby Moulin Rouge; "Smell" describes Parisians' love of perfume and takes us to the infamous former opium fumeries along the Bois de Boulogne; and "Sight" traces the favorite haunts of the Surrealist artists, beginning in Montparnasse.
The Hot Country
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Author : Robert Olen Butler
language : en
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Release Date : 2012-10-02
The Hot Country written by Robert Olen Butler and has been published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Fiction categories.
A US war correspondent is plunged into the Mexican civil war in “a whip-smart tale of intrigue and espionage” by the Pulitzer Prize winner (CNN.com). Undaunted by enemy territory and sweltering heat, American journalist Christopher “Kit” Marlowe Cobb has arrived in Mexico in the spring of 1914. The country is rocked by civil war, the American invasion of Vera Cruz, and the controversial presidency of Victoriano Huerta, El Chacal (The Jackal). Marlowe thinks he’s found his first big headline in the attempted assassination of a priest—the bullet miraculously rebounding off the holy man’s cross. Employing a young pickpocket to help him identify the sniper, Cobb is soon led into a far more dangerous story: German officials, with ammunition ships docked in the port, are showing up in the city. When Cobb falls for a young Mexican laundress, he believes he’s found a soft respite from hard news. If only she were as innocent as she seems. A sweeping saga of espionage, action, and romance set at the dawn of World War I, Robert Olen Butler kick-starts his rousing series with “a thinking person’s thriller, the kind of exotic adventure that, in better days, would have been filmed by Sam Peckinpah” (TheWashington Post). “Pancho Villa, fiery senoritas, and Germans up to no good—Robert Olen Butler is having fun . . . and readers will too.” —Joseph Kanon, New York Times–bestselling author of The Good German “[A] high-spirited adventure.” —The New York Times Book Review “Going off to war with Kit Cobb is as bracing and fun as it used to be in George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman books, or in Perez-Reverte’s Captain Alatriste novels.” —Dan Fesperman, Hammett Prize–winning author of The Double Game
Two Prospectors
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Author : Sam Shepard
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2013-10-15
Two Prospectors written by Sam Shepard and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-15 with Literary Collections categories.
"Pulitzer Prize-winning author of plays such as True West, Fool For Love, and Buried Child, and Academy Award-nominated actor in many films, including The Right Stuff, Sam Shepard is arguably America's finest working dramatist. He has said many times that he will never write a memoir. But he has written intensively about his inner life and creative work to his former father-in-law and housemate, Johnny Dark. This book gathers nearly 40 years of their correspondence, which provides the most honest and complete record of Shepard's professional and personal lives that he is ever likely to publish. The book is illustrated with Dark's candid, revealing photographs of Shepard and their mutual family across many years, as well as facsimiles of numerous letters.It makes a perfect companion to Treva Wurmfeld's recent film, Shepard & Dark"--
Waking Up In Paris
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Author : Sonia Choquette
language : en
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Release Date : 2019-04-02
Waking Up In Paris written by Sonia Choquette and has been published by Hay House, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Devastated by the unexpected end of her decades-long marriage, renowned spiritual teacher and intuitive guide Sonia Choquette undertook an equally unexpected move and relocated to Paris, the scene of many happy memories from her life as a student and young mother. Arriving in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, she found a Paris as traumatized by this unforeseen event as she had been by her divorce. Together, over the following years, she and the city she loves began a journey of healing that involved deep soul-searching and acceptance of a new, sometimes uncomfortable, reality. In this follow-up to Walking Home, Sonia shares her intimate thoughts and fears, as well as the unique challenges of setting up a new life in a foreign land. From moving into a freezing, malodorous apartment, to a more pleasant—yet haunted—flat across the Seine, to her current light-filled home, Sonia shares how these changes parallel her inner transformation. Along the way, Sonia regales readers with vivid stories of her unfortunate encounters with French hairdressers and beauticians, her adventures in French fashion, and her search for the perfect neighborhood café. Her companion throughout is the city of Paris—a character unto itself—which never ceases to fill her with wonder, surprise, and delight, and provides her with the spiritual strength to succeed in establishing her new life.