Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London by Lauren Elkin

Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London

Lauren Elkin

336 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir travel reflective slow-paced

Description

'Flâneuse [flanne-euhze], noun, from the French. Feminine form of flâneur [flanne-euhr], an idler, a dawdling observer, usually found in cities.That is an imaginary definition.'If the word flâneur conjures up visions of Baudelaire, boulevards and ...

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Moods

informative 72%
reflective 69%
inspiring 55%
adventurous 30%
relaxing 13%
funny 11%
lighthearted 11%
challenging 8%
emotional 8%
hopeful 8%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 41%
fast 8%

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