Paris on the Brink: The 1930s Paris of Jean Renoir, Salvador Dalí, Simone de Beauvoir, André Gide, Sylvia Beach, Léon Blum, and Their Friends

Paris on the Brink is a gripping historical narrative that takes readers through the tumultuous 1930s in Paris, from the Wall Street Crash of 1929 to war and German Occupation.

Through rich illustrations and evocative storytelling, Mary McAuliffe brings this extraordinary era to life, highlighting major cultural figures such as Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, and Simone de Beauvoir, alongside lesser-known but equally fascinating personalities like Josephine Baker, Jean Renoir, and Elsa Schiaparelli.

Despite the decade's creativity and glamour, Parisians faced growing nativism and anti-Semitism, relying on their Maginot Line for protection from external threats.

This comprehensive and engaging book provides a detailed account of the political, social, and cultural upheavals that defined this critical period in French history.