American Writers in Paris

American Writers in Paris: Then and Now explores the remarkable literary works that American writers have created in Paris from the 1800s to the present. The book offers extensive information about the literary influences, historical times, social environments, and political circumstances in both the United States and France that compelled the writers to move to Paris. As the chapters follow a chronological order established on the literary activities of the American writers in Paris, from the beginning to the end, the book traces the development of American expatriate literature in Paris over a long period of time. The volume delineates the evolving interaction between people and writers that renders the ensuing literature by American writers in Paris a measure of their enhanced familiarity, deepened understanding, and increased acceptance of different traditions and values, showcasing a considerable cultural complexity in their works reflecting not only a transcontinental, but also a global vision in the context of the City of Light. As the advancement of science and technology is increasingly rendering communication and mobility easily accessible to larger populations, the lives of American writers in Paris are reflecting this progress and their works are extending to areas not only of global culture, society, and politics, but also of travel, cuisine, and fashion. By addressing current topics and setting them in comparison and contrast to the lives and works of writers who lived and wrote in Paris as early as the 1800s, American Writers in Paris: Then and Now responds to the needs of scholars and general public either for research or reading. At present, no volume offers an in-depth study of the changing involvements, developing achievements, and flourishing works of American writers in Paris from the 1800s to the present. The prospective volume will serve as a valuable resource for research, reference, and reading for scholars, graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, and readers studying or interested in the works of American writers and American expatriate writers in Paris.