Evokes the luxury and glamour of early-twentieth century Paris, the intellectual achievement of the modernist movement and the gossip, intrigue and scandal of a... » 

Evokes the luxury and glamour of early-twentieth century Paris, the intellectual achievement of the modernist movement and the gossip, intrigue and scandal of aristocratic France. The author gives us a portrait of one writer's bravery and devotion to his masterwork - and of the people and the city, which gave it shape. «