Metropolitain
An Ode to the Paris Metro
$39.99
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2023
Summary
‘An utterly enjoyable voyage under Paris’ - THE OLDIE
‘Delightful and diverting… Martin is the most unpretentious and companionable of guides; the book is great fun’ - LITERARY REVIEW
‘An eclectic blend of engineering and travelogue, urban planning and anecdote… a sincere love letter’ - THE ECONOMIST
Andrew Martin has been described as ‘the laureate of railways’, having written many books with railway themes. But Andrew has always been obsessed with the Paris Metro, he…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472157881 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1472157885 |
| Author: | Andrew Martin |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 136mm x 28mm |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘An utterly enjoyable voyage under Paris’ * Christopher Howse, THE OLDIE *
‘Andrew Martin’s entertaining study of the Parisian underground is a welter of timetables, carriage types, ticket colours and technical savvy’ * Telegraph *
‘no tunnel goes unvisited, no track uninspected… it is an eclectic blend of engineering and travelogue, urban planning and anecdote… a sincere love letter’ * The Economist *
‘Delightful and diverting… Martin is the most unpretentious and companionable of guides; the book is great fun’ * Literary Review *
About The Author
Andrew Martin
ANDREW MARTIN is a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction books. His non-fiction has sometimes had a railway theme, and his novels include the award-winning ‘Jim Stringer’ thrillers, set on Britain’s railways in the early 20th century, which have collectively sold over 300,000 copies. His most recent novels are The Winker (as AJ Martin) and The Night in Venice. His most recent non-fiction book is Yorkshire: There and Back. He writes the ‘Reading on Trains’ Substack.
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