Title of Event: David Burke on Writers in Paris
When: Thursday, June 19, 2008 6:30 PM
Location: UConn Co-op
Phone: 860-486-5027
Description: Writer and documentary filmmaker David Burke illuminates the literary worlds of Paris in his new, lavishly illustrated book, Writers in Paris. With Burke as your guide, you will tour Montparnasse, the Latin Quarter, and Odéon. You will discover the haunts of Simone de Beauvoir, Marcel Proust, and Langston Hughes. And you will savor gossipy tidbits about Edith Wharton, William Burroughs, and James Fenimore Cooper. A book for Francophiles, bibliophiles, and those who just love a good read.

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