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Meditations on Life, Literature and Paris
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27 Beats per Minute
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Simon Slater
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About this listen
A dazzling ode to life, literature and Paris, the French capital that even in emptiness and desolation will always be magnificent.
Soon after Henk Pröpper moves from Amsterdam to Paris, both the world and his heart almost come to a full stop. He undergoes major surgery and awakes in an empty city in lockdown. Paris is transformed into an abandoned stage. To quicken his recovery, Pröpper begins walking. He combs his immediate surroundings, he hunts for the past, discovering countless commemorative plaques and monuments that honour well- and lesser-known Parisians and keep their histories alive. Pröpper also reflects on his own life and the literature that has shaped him. In this way, he walks in the footsteps of literary heroes such as Victor Hugo, of Balzac and of Camus.
'One of the most moving and most invigorating autobiographies ever written. This is a finely polished gem worthy of admiration' Knack
'A concise masterpiece that summarises a life in the time of the pandemic in the personal, euphoric and precarious shades of one year. Without one's realising, it covers just about everything: thoughts, emotions, literature, films, loves, feelings, memories, annoyances and doubts' Vrij Nederland
'Philosophical, reflective, and with the pleasantly slow heartbeat of a writer who carries the reader through the city, European literature and history' het Parool
Translated by Emma Rault.
Epilogue translated by Sherry Macdonald.©2025 Henk Pröpper (P)2025 Headline Publishing Group Limited
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