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Paris in the Present Tense

A Novel

Mark Helprin

A 74-year-old cellist and war veteran living in present-day Paris navigates the city's charms and challenges, including violent unrest and memories of the Holocaust. Jules Lacour must reconcile his duties to the past with his desires for a rich present life filled with love and music, all while facing unexpected hurdles such as fraud and violence. Against the stunning backdrop of Paris, Helprin weaves a poetic and emotional story of life, memory, and art.
Publish Date
2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.04
ISBN
9781468316681
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2021-12-26T22:59:55.000Z
Certain writers fall out of favor for certain reasons, often having little to do with the work itself. In that vein, let me recommend Mark Helprin, maybe the most beautiful American prose stylist of his age. Paris In The Present Tense is a glorious novel. Writers: read this book.      source