The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII
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Book Overview ONE OF KIRKUS'S 20 BEST BOOKS OF JANUARY ONE OF BOOK PAGE'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE MONTH The "endlessly compelling" (NYT Book Review) unto...
ONE OF KIRKUS'S 20 BEST BOOKS OF JANUARY
ONE OF BOOK PAGE'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE MONTH
The "endlessly compelling" (NYT Book Review) untold story of a trailblazing Paris correspondent for The New Yorker, who sounded the alarm about the rise of fascism in Europe while becoming enmeshed in the sensational case of a German serial killer stalking the streets of the French capital on the eve of WWII.
In 1925, the Indianapolis-born Janet Flanner took an assignment to write a regular 'Letter from Paris' for a lighthearted humor magazine called The New Yorker. She'd come to Paris to with dreams of writing about "Beauty with a Capital B." Her employer, self-consciously apolitical, sought only breezy reports on French art and culture. But as she woke to the frightening signs of rising extremism, economic turmoil, and widespread discontent in Europe, Flanner ignored her editor's directives, reinventing herself, her assignment, and The New Yorker in the process.
While working tirelessly to alert American readers to the dangers of the Third Reich, Flanner became gripped by the disturbing crimes of a man who embodied all of the darkness she was being forced to confront. Eugen Weidmann, a German con-man and murderer, and the last man to be publicly executed in France--mere weeks before the outbreak of WWII. Flanner covered his crimes, capture, and highly politicized trial, seeing the case as a metaphor for understanding the tumultuous years through which she'd just passed and to prepare herself for the dangers to come.
The Typewriter and The Guillotine offers the personal and professional coming-of-age story of an indomitable journalist set against a glamorous, high-stakes backdrop--a tightly-coiled drama full of romance and intrigue.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 432 | Language: English | Publisher: GRAND CENTRAL PUBL | ISBN: 1538767112
FormatHardcover
Pages432
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1538767112
EAN9781538767115
PublisherGRAND CENTRAL PUBL
Publication Date2026-01-20
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.3 Pounds
Length8.8 Inches
Width6.2 Inches
Height1.6 Inches
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