Flaneuse
Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London
$29.04
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2026
Summary
If the word flâneur conjures up visions of Baudelaire, boulevards and bohemia – then what exactly is a flâneuse?
In this gloriously provocative and celebratory book, Lauren Elkin defines her as ‘a determined resourceful woman keenly attuned to the creative potential of the city, and the liberating possibilities of a good walk’.
Part cultural meander, part memoir, Flâ neuse traces the relationship between the city and creativ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529994315 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529994314 |
| Author: | Lauren Elkin |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 35mm |
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About The Author
Lauren Elkin
Lauren Elkin is the author of several critically-acclaimed books, including Scaffolding, Art Monsters, and Flâneuse. Her essays on art, literature, and culture have appeared in the London Review of Books, the New York Times, Granta, Harper’s, Le Monde, Les Inrockuptibles, and Frieze, among others. An award-winning translator, she lives between Paris and London.
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