Paris to the Moon

图书标准信息

• 作者 Adam Gopnik 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 2001-09
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780375758232
• 定价 179.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 368页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Paris.Thenamealoneconjuresimagesofchestnut-linedboulevards,sidewalkcafés,breathtakingfaçadesaroundeverycorner--inshort,anexquisiteromanticismthathascapturedtheAmericanimaginationforaslongastherehavebeenAmericans.

In1995,AdamGopnik,hiswife,andtheirinfantsonleftthefamiliarcomfortsandhasslesofNewYorkCityfortheurbaneglamouroftheCityofLight.GopnikisalongtimeNewYorkerwriter,andthemagazinehassentitswriterstoParisfordecades--buthiswasaboveallapersonalpilgrimagetotheplacethathadforsolongbeentheundisputedcapitalofeverythingculturalandbeautiful.ItwasalsotheopportunitytoraiseachildwhowouldknowwhatitwastorompintheLuxembourgGardens,toenjoyacroquemonsieurinaLeftBankcafé--achild(andperhapsafather,too)whowouldhaveagraspofthatParisiansenseofstyleweAmericansfindsoelusive.

So,inthegrandtraditionoftheAmericanabroad,GopnikwalkedthepathsoftheTuileries,enjoyedphilosophicaldiscussionsathislocalbistro,wroteasviolettwilightfellonthearrondissements.Ofcourse,asreadersofGopnik'sbelovedandaward-winning"ParisJournals"inTheNewYorkerknow,therewasalsothematterofraisingachildandcarryingonwithday-to-day,not-so-fabledlife.EveningswithFrenchintellectualsprecededmiddle-of-the-nightbabyfeedings;afternoonswerefilledwithtripstotheMuséed'Orsayandpinballgames;weekdayleftoverswereeatenwhilethree-starchefsdebateda"culinarycrisis."

AsGopnikdescribesinthisfunnyandtenderbook,thedualprocessesofnavigatingaforeigncityandbecomingaparentarenotcompletelydissimilarjourneys--bothholdnewroutines,newlanguages,anewsetofrulesbywhicheverydaylifeislived.Withsingularwitandinsight,Gopnikweavesthemagicalwiththemundaneinawhollydelightful,oftenhilariouslookatwhatitwastobeanAmericanfamilymaninParisattheendofthetwentiethcentury."WewenttoParisforasentimentalreeducation-Ididanyway-eventhoughthesentimentswewereinstructedinwerenottheoneswewereexpectingtolearn,whichIbelieveiswhytheycallitaneducation.",

【作者简介】

AdamGopnikhasbeenwritingforTheNewYorkersince1986,andhisworkforthemagazinehaswontheNationalMagazineAwardforEssayandCriticismaswellastheGeorgePolkAwardforMagazineReporting.HebroadcastsregularlyfortheCanadianBroadcastingCorporation,andistheauthorofthearticleonthecultureoftheUnitedStatesinthelasttwoeditionsoftheEncyclopediaBritannica.From1995to2000,GopniklivedinParis,wherethenewspaperLeMondepraisedhis"wittyandVoltaireanpictureofFrenchlife"andtheweeklymagazineLePointwrote,"Itisimpossibletoresistdelightinginthenuancesofhisarticles,forthedetailsconcerningFrenchculturethatonediscoversevenwhenoneisFrenchoneself."HenowlivesinNewYorkwithhiswife,MarthaParker,andtheirtwochildren,LukeandOlivia.