Paris on the Brink: The 1930s Paris of Jean Renoir, Salvador Dalí, Simone de Beauvoir, André Gide, Sylvia Beach, Léon Blum, and Their FriePaperback, 21 September 2020
Paris on the Brink vividly portrays the City of Light during the
tumultuous 1930s. The decade was marked by violence at home and the rise
of Hitler abroad, even as glamour prevailed in fashion and Surrealism
sparked new forms of artistic creativity. Through rich illustrations and
evocative narrative, Mary McAuliffe brings this vibrant era to life.