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

The Paris on the Brink book is a captivating account of the City of Light during the tumultuous 1930s, offering a vivid portrayal of the decade's economic, political, and cultural landscape.

Through rich illustrations and evocative narrative, Mary McAuliffe brings to life the major figures on the Paris scene, including Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, André Gide, Marie Curie, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, and Coco Chanel, alongside lesser-known but equally fascinating individuals like Josephine Baker, Sylvia Beach, James Joyce, Man Ray, and Le Corbusier.

Despite the decade's creativity and glamour, Parisians responded with growing nativism and anti-Semitism, while relying on their Maginot Line to protect them from external harm.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Paris during this pivotal time period.