My literary life

By Juliette Adam, Juliette Lamber, Juliette 1836-1936 Adam

Book Overview

Step into the rooms where France argued, flirted, and wrote its future. Paris reads like a stage. Letters, lunches, rivalries, reputation. In My Literary Life, Juliette Adam sets down a french literary autobiography shaped by the talk, ambition, and ideals of 19th century France. These french salon memoirs move from private recollection to public witness, offering keen portraits of french writers, artists, and political figures encountered in her celebrated paris literary salons. It is a Juliette Adam memoir with a sharp eye for reputation, friendship, and the price of influence; intimate in tone, unsparing in judgement. More than personal remembrance, this classic memoir collection is a living slice of belle epoque Paris and a rich literary history reference: how books were championed, alliances formed, and voices heard (or silenced), especially among women writers in France. Her salon was an engine of opinion, and these pages catch the etiquette and edge of cultural power in the making. For memoir lovers, it brings wit and candour without sensationalism. It remains essential reading, even now. Collectors will value it as a complete memoirs edition, while students of french literature will find context for the names that shaped modern Europe. Dip in for brilliant company; linger for the ideas that made a capital feel like the centre of the world. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353801699
• ISBN13: 9789353801694
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"