Reviews for Paris in the Fifties

The average rating for Paris in the Fifties based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-04-04 00:00:00 Nick Principe As a Francophile, I loved the early chapters in this book when the author is actually talking about living in Paris post WWII. But later bits got boring with encyclopedic cataloging of French politics and politcians. The last few chapters don't even talk about Paris. If you're interested in a contemporaneous view of France's Algerian revolt, those chapters cover it.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-11-01 00:00:00 Gerald Miglik Brilliant, off-handedly witty, knowing and sagacious. Karnow was a great journalist, and these reminiscences of cutting his teeth as a reporter in Paris are wonderful.