Adam Gopnik Livres

Yes, we'll always have Paris and who better to capture all its moods than the inimitable Elliott Erwitt? With a keen eye for the real city, Erwitt sees beyond the tourist cliches. Whether the mightiest of monuments or the charm of la vie quotidienne this master photographer chronicles it all. Alternating intimate details with grand vistas, Erwitt captures the true flavor of la metropole. Born in Paris in 1928, Elliott Erwitt arrived in the U.S. in the late 1930s. Establishing himself in the '40s and '50s as a leading magazine photographer, he joined the prestigious Magnum agency in 1953. In addition to his work in magazines, he achieved great success as an advertising photographer and filmmaker. He currently lives in New York City--but spends a great deal of time in Paris.

Lacombe Cinema / Theater rassemble pour la première fois les portraits de la photographe française Brigitte Lacombe. C'est son amour des acteurs, metteurs en scène et écrivains que retrace cette fabuleuse rétrospective en images, de 1975 à aujourd'hui. On y retrouve la plupart des grandes figures du cinéma et du théâtre, de Meryl Streep à Jean-Luc Godard, saisis avec personnalité et intelligence. Comme aucun autre photographe contemporain, Brigitte Lacombe révèle ses sujets sous un regard vrai et intime. Davantage que des portraits de célébrités, ces photographies constituent des documents aussi fascinants que révélateurs des personnalités et des œuvres qui ont marqué le dernier quart du siècle. Portraits, moments intimes et reportages en coulisses sont présentés dans cette monographie : Cary Grant prenant des photographies, François Truffaut chez lui fumant une cigarette, Federico Fellini filmant de sous une table, Steven Spielberg allongé après avoir achevé Les Dents de la mer, Kevin Kline se dissimulant sous les draps, Julia Roberts, vulnérable et directe, John Malkovich fixant intensément l'objectif, Daniel Day-Lewis riant avec Arthur Miller, Jeanne Moreau lumineuse icône, Leonardo DiCaprio au seuil de l'âge adulte - tous sans apprêt ni artifice.

Collects together 65 of the best of Mark Twain's short stories. It opens with The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, a famous early story set on the Western frontier, and spans nearly 50 years during which Twain wrote a variety of short stories.

The book explores the profound influence of Paris on American writers and thinkers from the early years of the republic to the present. It highlights the city's dual nature as a symbol of both traditional European culture and revolutionary ideas in politics and art. Through a rich collection of stories, letters, memoirs, and reports, it captures three centuries of emotional and vibrant writing, showcasing why Paris has been an irresistible destination for Americans seeking inspiration and a sense of freedom in life and love.

The New York Times-bestselling author offers a stirring defence of liberalism against the dogmatisms of our time

From The New York Times best-selling author of Paris to the Moon and beloved New Yorker writer, a memoir that captures the romance of New York City in the 1980s.

Exploring the intertwining lives of Lincoln and Darwin, Adam Gopnik delves into their roles as pivotal figures in shaping modern history and thought. Born on the same day in 1809, these two men are portrayed not just as icons but as complex individuals—family men, ambitious figures, and profound thinkers. Gopnik reveals their personal struggles and achievements, illustrating how their ideas and experiences contributed to significant societal changes. This dual biography highlights their impact on our understanding of humanity and progress.

Winter takes us on an intimate tour of the artists, poets, composers, writers, explorers, scientists and thinkers who helped shape a new and modern idea of winter. We learn how literature heralds the arrival of the middle class; how snow science leads to existential questions of God and our place in the world; how the race to the poles marks the human drive to imprint meaning on a blank space. Offering a kaleidoscopic take on the season, Winter is a homage to an idea of a season and a journey through the modern imagination.

Adam Gopnik, the highly esteemed, prize winning New Yorker writer, moved his young family back to New York City in 2000. This is a chronicle, by turns tender and hilarious, about raising a family in the middle of Manhattan

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The finest book on France in recent years.”—Alain de Botton, The New York Times Book Review In 1995, Adam Gopnik, his wife, and their infant son left the familiar comforts and hassles of New York City for the urbane glamour of Paris. In the grand tradition of Stein, Hemingway, Baldwin, and Liebling, Gopnik set out to enjoy the storied existence of an American in Paris—walks down the paths of the Tuileries, philosophical discussions in cafés, and afternoon jaunts to the Musée d’Orsay. But as readers of Gopnik’s beloved and award-winning “Paris Journal” in The New Yorker know, there was also the matter of raising a child and carrying on with la vie quotidienne—the daily, slightly less fabled life. As Gopnik discovers in this tender account, the dual processes of navigating a foreign city and becoming a parent are not completely dissimilar—both promise new routines, new languages, and a new set of rules by which each day is to be lived. With singular wit and insight, Gopnik manages to weave the magical with the mundane in this wholly delightful book that Entertainment Weekly deemed “magisterial.”