by Paul Morand · Abc · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788441319776
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«Nueva York» is Paul Morand's travel book, published by ABC in paperback (252 pages, in Spanish).
Paul Morand portrays New York after the 1929 crash through the eyes of a European traveller who contrasts old Europe with an emerging American society. The book explores corners, history and contradictions of the city of skyscrapers, interpreting it as a reference point for Western culture.
Translation by Julio Gómez de la Serna. ABC's Biblioteca del Viajero collection, no. 14, América series.
For readers of travel literature and urban chronicles, with an interest in New York in the interwar period.
Paul Morand was a French author whose short stories and novellas were lauded for their style, wit and descriptive power. His most productive literary period was the interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s. He was much admired by the upper echelons of society and the artistic avant-garde who made him a cult favorite. He has been categorized as an early Modernist and Imagist.
