Künstlercafés In Europa: Wo Kafka Schrieb, Matisse Malte Und Freud Schach Spielte

by Noël Riley Fitch, Andrew Midgley (Photographer), Birgit Kneip (Editor/Translator)

Since the 16th century, coffee has been the beverage of choice to inspire thought, argument and dream as well as the impetus for the origin of the coffeehouse. The café - whether called caffe, Kaffeehaus, Kawiarnia or coffeehouse - has been central to urban and artistic life. In Europe and elsewhere, it is a place to start and end the day; to read, compose, gossip, debate or mull over the intricacies of a chess move. This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader on a tour of the great literary cafés of Europe, encompassing cities as diverse as London, Lisbon, Budapest, Barcelona, Rome and Prague. Focusing on the famous writers and artists who frequented these historic places, author Noėl Riley-Fitch celebrates the cafés' architecture, history and tradition, providing an insight to their enduring charm and popularity, shown through nearly 150 photographs.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Noël Riley Fitch is a biographer and historian of expatriate intellectuals in Paris in the first half of the 20th century. Every book Fitch has written has some connection with Paris and the artists who lived and worked there, including her biographies of Sylvia Beach, Anaïs Nin, and Julia Child.

In June 2011 Noël was awarded the prestigious Prix de la Tour Montparnasse literary award in France for the French translation of hers widely acclaimed 1983 book ‘Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation’. Her book Appetite for Life The Biography of Julia Child was written with Mrs. Child’s full cooperation and exclusive authorization. Publishers Weekly said the book is written 'warmly and compellingly’, and Kirkus Reviews called its details “exquisite” and the story “exhaustively researched, and charming.” Entertainment Weekly also named it number five of the ten best books of the year.

Noël recently retired from teaching writing and literature courses for the University of Southern California and the American University in Paris. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles, Paris, and New York City.

Reviews

[Steffi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inzwischen gibt es diesen phantastischen Band tatsächlich auch in deutscher Sprache. Ich habe die englische Original-Version und bin bei erneutem Stöbern auch für Barcelona fündig geworden.
Das Café els 4 quatre stand antürlich ohnehin auf meiner Liste, denn Picasso und andere Künstler gingen hier einst ein und aus. Nun habe ich auch ein paar Foto-Impressionen des Interieurs und fühle mich in meinem Vorhaben, dort einzukehren, bestärkt.
Was das Café de l'Opera (das auch in Das Café. Vom Reichtum europäischer Kaffeehauskultur empofhlen wird) ist sicher hübsch, aber mich kein Muss.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is nice book. Visually. But I was missing something in it. It was just book with nice pictures.