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Fireworks at Dusk: Paris in the Thirties

by Olivier Bernier · 1993

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A portrait of Paris during the 1930s. Among the characters featured are some of the best-known names of the period - artists, writers, designers, party-givers and political figures, including Elsa Maxwell, Picasso, Dali, Gide, Cocteau, Schiaparelli and Pierre Laval.

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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of thisParisParisMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
medium · 351 pages

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