In 1942 paris, gifted architect lucien bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money and maybe get him killed. The paris architect by charles belfoure paris has been overrun by the nazis and lucien bernard couldnt care less. Author charles balfoure has set his novel the paris architect during the occupation of france in world war ii. During the nazi occupation of paris, an architect devises ingenious hiding places for jews. All he has to do is design a secret hiding place for a wealthy jewish man, a space so invisible that even the most determined german officer wont find it. I found this reading guide sixteen intriguing questions.
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The paris architect by charles belfoure sourcebooks landmark 20 trade paperback. The introduction is informative and does give us a few insights into why the author wrote the book. Malcolm gladwell an extraordinary novel about a gifted a. The publishers booktrailer video i to the paris architect is an excellent introduction to the book and the author, charles belfoure. Like most gentiles in nazioccupied paris, architect lucien. Hes paid to create temporary hiding places for jews in nazioccupied paris at the same time hes. Published by sourcebooks landmark, it follows the story of french architect lucien bernard, who is paid to create temporary hiding places for jews in nazioccupied paris. A paris year, an illustrated journal and city guide by janice macleod. I was completely drawn in by the story, the characterization, and the intensity of the characters situation.
A world war ii thriller about an architect in occupied paris who designs hiding places for jews escaping the germans. Luciens mistress, adele, a successful fashion designer. Written by an architect whose knowledge imbues every page, this story becomes more gripping with every soul hidden and every life saved. All those thoughts again came into play as i read the paris architect. The paris architect by charles belfoure, 9780749019471, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Lucien bernard is an architect, solicited for a testy jobfinding some way to build a hiding place for jews. The setting of occupied paris is richly drawn as is the lure of survival. Charles belfoures debut thriller, the paris architect, is suffused with the pervasive apathy and subterfuge of the nazi occupation of paris, but the novel is inspired by an act of simple, yet lifepreserving kindness. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for jews, lucien struggles with the choice of risking his life for a. Tales from the trenches book 1 an architects guide tales from the trenches the paris architect how paris became paris. The book, released in 2014, is the debut novel from belfoure, also an architect by trade. A novel and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. France and the historic 1976 paris tasting that revolutionized.
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