Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London by Lauren Elkin

Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London

Lauren Elkin

336 pages first pub 2017 (view editions)

nonfiction history memoir travel reflective slow-paced
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Flâneuse is ideal for the reflective reader who revels in exploring cities through layered narratives of feminism, creativity, and the quiet power of women’s steps across history.

Description

'Flâneuse [flanne-euhze], noun, from the French. Feminine form of flâneur [flanne-euhr], an idler, a dawdling observer, usually found in cities.That is an imaginary definition.'If the word flâneur conjures up visions of Baudelaire, boulevards and ...

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3.54
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Moods

reflective: 76%

informative: 71%

inspiring: 46%

adventurous: 32%

emotional: 15%

lighthearted: 15%

hopeful: 14%

funny: 11%

relaxing: 11%

challenging: 10%

mysterious: 1%


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