Memoirs of Montparnasse
By: John Glassco ; with the original introduction by Leon Edel.
Contributors: Gnarowski, Michael, 1934-
Edition: 2nd ed. / with a critical introduction and notes on the text by Michael Gnarowski.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Toronto, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
Description: First published in 1970, and now a Canadian classic, Memoirs of Montparnasse by John Glassco portrays expatriate life in Paris, which began for him in 1928 when he arrived there from Montreal at the age of nineteen. Glassco revelled in his youth, his carefree existence, his powers of observation, above all in Paris, and his book is a celebration of these things. In the course of his lively narrative describing the often wayward activities of his circle, we meet George Moore, Robert McAlmon, Man Ray, Kay Boyle, Peggy Guggenheim, Ernest Hemingway, Morley Callaghan, Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, Frank Harris, and many hedonists and eccentrics who are less well known. Each of them makes an indelible impression on the reader through Glassco's literary skill.--Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-259)