num_pages: 149
description: Novelist and historian Alex Karmel traces the architectural and social development of Paris, from its Roman origins, its transformation under Henry IV and Haussmann, to the present renovation of old neighbourhoods. He concludes with a walking tour of the Marais, through Paris' rich history.
language: English
title: A Corner in the Marais: Memoir of a Paris Neighborhood
titlecomplete: A Corner in the Marais: Memoir of a Paris Neighborhood
genres: France, Memoir, Travel, Nonfiction, History, Cities, Biography
ratings_count: 203
places: Paris
publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher