The nightinghouls of Paris

McAlmon, Robert 1896-1956 (Author). Smoller, Sanford J. (Added Author).

Summary: The Nightinghouls of Paris is a thinly fictionalized memoir of the darker side of expatriate life in Paris. Beginning in 1928, the story follows the changes undergone by Canadian youths John Glassco and his friend Graeme Taylor during their (mis)adventures in Paris while trying to become writers. There they meet Robert McAlmon, who guides them through the citys cafes, bistros, and nightclubs, where they find writers and artists including Kay Boyle (with whom Glassco has a fling), Bill Bird, Djuna Barnes, Claude McKay, Hilaire Hiler, Peggy Guggenheim, and Ernest Hemingway. _x000B_Fleeing France in late 1940, Robert McAlmon lost his notebook manuscripts and drafted The Nightinghouls of Paris from memory. Until now, it has existed solely as a typescript held by Yale University. Unlike most memoirs of American expatriates in the 1920s, The Nightinghouls of Paris centers not only on writers, but also encompasses the racial, national, and social melange they encountered in everyday life.

Record details

ISBN: 9781283583329
ISBN: 1283583321
ISBN: 0252091841
ISBN: 9780252091841
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2007]
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Title Page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Roster of Major Characters -- The Nightinghouls of Paris -- Annotations
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.