Paris to the Moon

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Paris to the Moon
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Author Adam Gopnik
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Random House
Publication date
2000
Media type Print (Hardback, Paperback)
ISBN 0375758232

Paris to the Moon (2000, ISBN   0-375-75823-2, Random House) is a book of essays by The New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik. [1]

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The essays detail life in modern Paris and what drew author Gopnik to Paris. [1]

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