10 Books That Capture Paris In The 1920s

"Countless movies, plays and books have been written about Paris in the 1920s, and together they give a sense of the unique atmosphere of the city during the années folles (crazy years). A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway. This novel is an ode to Hemingway’s time spent living in Paris with his first wife, Hadley, and their baby. It is during these years that Hemingway became familiar with Gertrude Stein, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ezra Pound, among many other artists and writers of the ‘Lost Generation’. In his direct and to-the-point prose, Hemingway beautifully and simply describes Paris as he sees it. A Moveable Feast is an excellent guide to Hemingway’s favourite haunts in the Latin Quarter, Saint-Germain-des-Près and Rue Mouffetard. ..."
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2014 November: Lost Generation