{"product_id":"the-stroller-of-paris-hardcover","title":"The Stroller of Paris - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeon-Paul Fargue\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRainer J. Hanshe\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of poetic urban observation, The Stroller of Paris is Léon-Paul Fargue's luminous love letter to the city he wandered, savored, and immortalized in prose. Long unavailable in English, this book opens the door to a Paris now spectral and half-forgotten--where the boulevards echoed with café banter, jazz and politics collided in salons, and the ghosts of Baudelaire and Montmartre's bohemians still haunted the mist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFargue was called \"the stroller of Paris\" not merely for his gait but for his gaze: intimate, encyclopedic, and electric. From the hidden depths of La Chapelle to the glitter of the Champs-Élysées, he guides us through arrondissements like a flâneur-philosopher--equal parts Proust and Apollinaire--seeking the soul of a city in every reflection, every voice, every shifting light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Translated with uncommon sensitivity by Rainer J. Hanshe, The Stroller of Paris is not just a book about Paris--it is Paris, in all its bygone splendor and raw humanity. An essential rediscovery for lovers of literature, history, and the art of the dérive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLéon-Paul Fargue (1876-1947) was a French poet, essayist, and legendary flâneur. A key figure in the literary and artistic avant-garde of early 20th-century Paris, he was closely associated with Marcel Proust, Erik Satie, and Paul Valéry. Known for his elliptical, atmospheric prose and vivid evocations of Parisian life, Fargue contributed to La Revue Blanche and other major journals, and was admired by writers from James Joyce to Walter Benjamin. His work bridges symbolist reverie and modernist sensibility--dreamlike, urbane, and inimitably French.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588067483750,"sku":"9781967751709","price":194.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/GBfPIZ9SYM9781967751709.webp?v=1777978209","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-stroller-of-paris-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}