Haussmann, or the Distinction by Paul La Farge

Haussmann, or the Distinction

Paul La Farge

379 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical mysterious medium-paced
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Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, who transformed Paris from a filthy and haphazard medieval city into the jewel of Europe, is rumored on his deathbed to have wished all his work undone. Why? The answer lies in the story of Madeleine, a foundling fr...

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