The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris by John Baxter

 

The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris by John Baxter

ISBN-10: 0061998540  Paperback $14.99
Publisher: Harper Perennial (May 24, 2011), 320 pages.


Whether you it’s your first trip or fifth or upteenth, or if you’re just imagining your ideal vacation, John Baxter’s The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris is a worthwhile read.  An Australian expatriate and writer, Baxter has lived in Paris for over twenty years and has built a reputation for his literary walking tours.  In The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, Baxter shares his prodigious knowledge of the city, its history, and that of various expatriate artists in Paris in the 20th century.   Baxter introduces us to the Paris of Henry Miller, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Sylvia Beach of the famous English-language bookshop Shakespeare & Company.  Baxter takes us to their haunts, gentrified as they are today and gritty as they were then.   

But Baxter doesn’t limit himself to spots of historic and literary significance.  This is Paris, after all, where visitors and residents alike savor excellent food and good living.  Warm and engaging, Baxter shares his Paris, with its culinary delights and hidden gems.  Open-air food markets, chocolate, foie gras,  and unforgettable stories.    Ever wonder about  what it would be like to spend an afternoon shopping for a Matisse? Baxter helps a millionaire friend find a Matisse for his wife and takes him to a celebratory lunch of canned sardines. Visit John Baxter’s Paris through The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris -  it’s an escape to savor.

 Review copy courtesy of the publisher.

About the Author:
John Baxter, who gives literary walking tours through Paris, is an acclaimed memoirist, film critic, and biographer.  He has lived in Paris for twenty years and gained an intimate knowledge of the city and its history, particularly of the expatriate artists who lived there during the twentieth century.  His books include the memoirs Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas and We'll Always Have Paris, both available from Harper Perennial.  A native of Australia, he lives with his wife and daughter in Paris, in the same building Sylvia Beach called home.


Read A Conversation with John Baxter on the Paris Through Expatriate Eyes.
Visit John Baxter's website at http://www.johnbaxterparis.com