In Belle Époque Paris, the salon and the underworld sit close together—and society itself becomes a stage.

In Parisian Dust, Jean Lorrain turns his eye on the city he knows from within: its theatres, salons, cafes, and late nights. A poet, novelist, and newspaper columnist, he mixes reporting with opinion and wit. This is Paris seen through a dandy’s eye, where style is a principle of life.

Respectable society is only part of the view. Lorrain is drawn to the city’s edges, its pleasures, vices, and strange characters. His sharp public voice brings scandal into the picture, too. As he watches people play their parts, the glitter of Paris shares the page with its darker side.

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• Paris from within Enter the theatres, salons, and cafes that form the world of Lorrain’s Parisian chronicles.
• Society as theatre See how a dandy’s eye turns social life into a stage of carefully played parts.
• Wit with an edge Meet a columnist whose blend of reporting and opinion leaves room for cruelty and scandal.
• Beyond the respectable salon Follow Lorrain’s interest in the nightlife, pleasures, and vices beside the city’s polished social world.
• The decadent sensibility Explore a view of Paris shaped by style, sharp gossip, and the fin de siècle.

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일기와 연극사, 미술 비평, 날카로운 관찰이 담긴 뒷이야기를 좋아한다면 이 책도 마음에 들 거예요. 벨 에포크 시대의 파리와 그곳의 극장 특별석, 카페, 작업실을 채웠던 사람들이 궁금한 분에게 어울려요.