

41: Ode to the Seine River with Elaine Sciolino
Oct 25, 2019
26:48
What defines the Parisian landscape? The mind instantly goes to a city with its tower, with its Haussmannian uniformity and its wide boulevards. But what really makes Paris, it's true lifeblood, is the Seine river, as much a protagonist in the city's story as its streets or landmarks. That's the conceit of a new book by bestselling author and former New York Times Paris bureau chief, Elaine Sciolino. "The Seine: the river that made Paris", her new book, is at once a chronicle of the Seine's role through history in everyday life and a personal account of one woman and her undying fascination with the world's most romantic waterway.
Mentioned in this episode:
Elaine Sciolino: https://elainesciolino.com/
Elaine on Instagram: http://instagram.com/elainesciolino
"The Seine" book: https://amzn.to/31NLJdN
Elaine's work in the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/by/elaine-sciolino