Overview
Fully-illustrated, The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world.
IN THIS VOLUME: Out of the Shadows by Tash Awć»Against the Stars by Tommaso Melillić»Afraid of Being Free by Samar Yazbekć»plus: the Champs-ElysĆ©es between luxury and riots, the French Republic between antisemitism and islamophobia, the most elegant Congolese dandies of all time, one Parisian woman you will not encounter, the cityās legendary football team that is not the PSG, and much more...
Nothing is what it seems in this city, starting with its size: small if you look only at its core of the twenty arrondissements but the second-largest in Europe if you consider the whole Ćle-de-France. The radiance of the ācity of lightsā can be blinding even for tourists: the clash with the real city, so different from the one depicted in films and books, results in some of them developing the so-called āParis syndrome.ā That said, the cracks in the postcard image of the city seem to multiply: the November 2015 terrorist attacks, the demonstrations of the yellow vests, the riots in the suburbs, Notre-Dame in flames, record heatwaves and the coronavirus. Meanwhile, soaring living costs are forcing many Parisians to leave the city.
Yet these are not just a series of unfortunate events. They are phenomenaāfrom increasing population density to climate change, from immigration to the repercussions of globalization and geopoliticsā that all metropolises in the world must face. And in Paris, today, the mood is not one of defeat but of renewal: from the cityās ongoing environmental and urbanistic transformation to the fight by a new generation of chefs against the traditionalism of starred restaurants; from the children of immigrants who take to the streets for the right to feel French to the women determined to break the sexism and stereotypes that dominate the fashion industry. Is there anyone who seriously thinks they can teach Parisians how to make a revolution?
This book title, The Passenger: Paris, ISBN: 9781787703223, by AA.VV., published by Europa Editions (September 28, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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