![]() ![]() This is often proclaimed as a French past time, sitting in cafe’s watching the world pass you by. The flaneur I learned about in college did nothing other than watch other people. To be honest, I had a difficult time seeing how the flaneur fit into all these different chapters. Using the flaneur as a vehicle, author Edmund White takes us through six distinct sections and social groups of Paris: the acceptance of black Americans, the position of Jews, Baudelaire and Gustave Moreau, homosexuals, and monarchists. ![]() The flaneur will aimlessly walk about town, with no destination in mind, but always on the lookout for something new. Flaneurs can be found sipping coffee at a cafe, watching the people stroll down the street. The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris by Edmund White Age: Adult Genre: Nonfiction / History / Social Groups Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2001 ISBN: 1582341354 210 pages Find this book at your local libraryĪ flaneur is a person who explores, examines and watches life as an idle bystander. ![]()
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