Paris Souls

The City of Light seen through the eyes of special characters who shaped the soul of Paris The wealth of facts and erudition bring magic to Dirk Velghes Paris. A place where even tragedy seems less sombre. Anyone who does not already love Paris will fall for it after reading this book. Ich bin ein Pariser, as Kennedy might have said. Herman Van Rompuy, former president of the European Council In this book, reality always trumps fiction, truth always trumps myth. Get ready for a personal encounter with police inspectors and filles à la cuisse légère, Impressionists and art thieves, collaborators and résistants, Cubists and anarchists, artists models and terrorists, criminals and executioners. In fascinating and often unknown stories, such as Chanel versus Wertheimer, Lenins yellow jersey and Selling the Eiffel Tower, hundreds of Parisian souls are brought back to life behind the façades, in the passages, and along the avenues and boulevards of the City of Light.