In the years between 1919 and 1939, Paris experienced a cultural and intellectual boom. Packed with amazing illustrations, this book explores every aspect of the city during the interwar years, when Paris truly was the City of Light. Featuring a stellar array of artists, writers, composers, musicians, designers and artists, Paris between the Wars covers everything from architecture and technology, to fashion, cafe culture and the gay scene.
Vincent Bouvet is an authority on early 20th-century French culture. Gérard Durozoi is the author of numerous books on art and culture, most notably The History of the Surrealist Movement.
'A sumptuous book … [all of] Paris is littered tantalisingly amongst the pages of this superb book' - Birmingham Post