Noon in Chicago, Eight in Paris

by Douglas Cowie and Alexandria House

Book Overview

Chicago, 1947: on a freezing February night, France's feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir calls up radical resident novelist Nelson Algren, asking him to show her around. After a whirlwind tour of dive bars, cabarets and the police lockup, the pair return to his apartment on Wabansia Avenue. Here, a passion is sparked that will last for the next two decades. Their relationship intensifies during intoxicating months spent together in Paris and Chicago...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0956559972
• ISBN13: 9780956559975
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Myriad Editions
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.7"