The Most Beautiful Walk in the World：A Pedestrian in Paris

Thrustintotheunlikelyroleofprofessional"literarywalkingtour"guide,anexpatwriterprovidesthemostirresistiblywittyandrevealingtourofParisinyears.Inthisenchantingmemoir,acclaimedauthorandlong-timeParisresidentJohnBaxterremembershisyearlongexperienceofgiving"literarywalkingtours"throughthecity.BaxtersetsoffwithunsuspectingtouristsintowonthetrailofParis'slegendaryartistsandwritersofthepast.Alongtheway,hetellsthehistoryofParisthroughabrilliantcastofcharacters:thefavoritecafésofErnestHemingway,F.ScottFitzgerald,andJamesJoyce;PabloPicasso'sundergroundMontmartrehaunts;thebustlingboulevardsofthelate-nineteenth-centuryflaneurs;thesecluded"LittleLuxembourg"gardensbelovedbyGertrudeStein;thealleyswhererevolutionariesplotted;andfinallyBaxter'sownfavoritewalknearhishomeinSaint-Germain-des-Prés.