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A novel based on the life of Vladimir Nabokov's gay brother Sergey, from his wealth and position in pre-revolutionay Russia, Cambridge University, and to the Parisian salon of Gertrude Stein, Sergey lives the life of an opium addict with a troubling love life in the shadow of his brilliant brother when he takes to to living in Berlin, he is eventully arrested and sent to a camp in 1945.

Discusses the history and culture of Paris France.

The literature on Art Nouveau is extensive but little mention has been made of the man who created the name, Siegfried Bing, a leading figure in fin de siecle decorative arts and a moving force in the style that swept through Western Europe and the United States. Weisberg, along with SITES, has produced a visually delightful, detailed tribute to this elusive but effective artist-entrepreneur. The catalog traces Bing's life, involvement in Japanese arts, the creation of the gallery ``L'Art Nouveau'' and the atelier that flourished under his supervision. It was a union of art and industry aimed at design reform with an international style and no distinction between major or minor, fine or applied arts. Useful for art libraries. Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum Lib., New York.

Collection of walking adventures that follows in the footsteps of more than twenty-five of the city's iconic former residents, including Marie Antoinette, Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, Pablo Picasso, and others.

Acclaimed journalist Glass looks to the American expatriate experience of Nazi-occupied Paris to reveal a fascinating forgotten history of the greatest generation. A moving and deeply thought-provoking book.--"Sunday Telegraph.".