The Paris express : a novel / Emma Donoghue.
Summary:
Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a propulsive novel set on a train packed with a fascinating cast of characters who hail from as close as Brittany and as far as Russia, Ireland, Algeria, Pennsylvania, and Cambodia. Members of parliament hurry back to Paris to vote; a medical student suspects a girl may be dying; a secretary tries to convince her boss of the potential of moving pictures; two of the train's crew build a life away from their wives; a young anarchist makes a terrifying plan, and much more.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668082799
- ISBN: 1668082799
- Physical Description: ix, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Summit Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Summit Books, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Maps on lining pages. |
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| Subject: | Railroad travel > Fiction. Railroad accidents > Fiction. Europe > History > 1789-1900 > Fiction. Montparnasse (Paris, France) > Fiction. Paris (France) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Railroad fiction. |
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- 23 of 80 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
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- 66 current holds with 80 total copies.
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Summary:
Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a propulsive novel set on a train packed with a fascinating cast of characters who hail from as close as Brittany and as far as Russia, Ireland, Algeria, Pennsylvania, and Cambodia. Members of parliament hurry back to Paris to vote; a medical student suspects a girl may be dying; a secretary tries to convince her boss of the potential of moving pictures; two of the train's crew build a life away from their wives; a young anarchist makes a terrifying plan, and much more.
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