Literary Walk
A Note from Thirza...
This walk through literary Paris will gratify both eyes and intellect. We shall walk through side streets of one of the Left Bank's prettiest and most exciting neighbourhoods, where much of France's literary history was played out, great works were written or performed, set against beautiful architecture and bejewelled leafy courtyards.
We shall pay a nod of respect to the great minds of France, be they the stagemen and playwrights who worked under the Sun King, the golden age of French theatre, the philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment, or the Romantics of the 19th century. We shall walk past the strongholds of 20th-century Saint-Germain-des-Prés and further afield (cafés, hotels and bookshops), those frequented by the "Expats" and those the French called home. The historical circumstances surrounding their presence here – the Interwar, the Occupation, the Liberation, and beyond – will also be evoked.
Special Invitation
Paris Writers Workshop participants are invited to join a literary walk around Paris on Monday, June 25 at 5:30 pm. This walk is free for PWW participants.
Our Guide
Thirza Vallois
The walk will be led by Thirza Vallois, author of the popular guidebook/historical series Around and About Paris, Romantic Paris, and the new book The Aveyron, A Bridge to French Arcadia.
