Paris to the Moon - by Adam Gopnik (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Now in paperback, the bestselling comic-romantic adventures of an American family in Paris is penned by"The New Yorker" writer and author of the magazine's popular "Paris Journal" column. The story is rooted in the sentimental reeducation of a weary American through the experience of his son's childhood in France. A "New York Times" Notable Book of 2000.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER - "The finest book on France in recent years."--Alain de Botton, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p/>In 1995, Adam Gopnik, his wife, and their infant son left the familiar comforts and hassles of New York City for the urbane glamour of Paris. In the grand tradition of Stein, Hemingway, Baldwin, and Liebling, Gopnik set out to enjoy the storied existence of an American in Paris--walks down the paths of the Tuileries, philosophical discussions in cafés, and afternoon jaunts to the Musée d'Orsay. <p/>But as readers of Gopnik's beloved and award-winning "Paris Journal" in <i>The New Yorker</i> know, there was also the matter of raising a child and carrying on with <i>la vie quotidienne</i>--the daily, slightly less fabled life. As Gopnik discovers in this tender account, the dual processes of navigating a foreign city and becoming a parent are not completely dissimilar--both promise new routines, new languages, and a new set of rules by which each day is to be lived. With singular wit and insight, Gopnik manages to weave the magical with the mundane in this wholly delightful book that <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> deemed "magisterial."<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Adam Gopnik's avid intelligence and nimble pen found subjects to love in Paris and in the growth of his small American family there. A conscientious, scrupulously savvy American husband and father meets contemporary France, and fireworks result, lighting up not just the Eiffel Tower."<b>--John Updike<br></b> <br>"Adam Gopnik's Paris to the Moon abounds in the sensuous delights of the city--the magical carousel in the Luxembourg Gardens, the tomato dessert at Arpège, even the exquisite awfulness of the new state library. But the even greater joys of this exquisite memoir are timeless and even placeless--the excitement of the journey, the confusion of an outsider, and, most of all, the love of a family."<b>--Jeffrey Toobin<br></b> <br>"The chronicle of an American writer's lifelong infatuation with Paris is also an extended meditation--in turn hilarious and deeply moving--on the threat of globalization, the art of parenting, and the civilizing intimacy of family life. Whether he's writing about the singularity of the Papon trial, the glory of bistro cuisine, the wacky idiosyncrasies of French kindergartens, or the vexing bureaucracy of Parisian health clubs, Gopnik's insights are infused with a formidable cultural intelligence, and his prose is as pellucid as that of any essayist. A brilliant, exhilarating book."<b>--Francine du Plessix Gray<br></b><br>"Adam Gopnik is a dazzling talent--hilarious, winning, and deft--but the surprise of <i>Paris to the Moon</i> is its quiet, moral intelligence. This book begins as journalism and ends up as literature."<b>--Malcolm Gladwell</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Adam Gopnik</b> has been writing for <i>The New Yorker s</i>ince 1986, and his work for the magazine has won the National Magazine Award for Essay and Criticism as well as the George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting. He broadcasts regularly for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the author of the article on the culture of the United States in the last two editions of the <i>Encyclopedia Britannica</i>. From 1995 to 2000, Gopnik lived in Paris, where the newspaper <i>Le Monde</i> praised his witty and Voltairean picture of French life and the weekly magazine <i>Le Point</i> wrote, It is impossible to resist delighting in the nuances of his articles, for the details concerning French culture that one discovers even when one is French oneself. He now lives in New York with his wife, Martha Parker, and their two children, Luke and Olivia.
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