Paris in the present tense
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Jules is confronted headlong and all at once by a series of challenges to his principles, livelihood, and home, forcing him to grapple with his complex past and find a way forward. He risks fraud to save his terminally ill infant grandson, matches wits with a renegade insurance investigator, is drawn into an act of savage violence, and falls deeply, excitingly in love with a young cellist a third his age. He forges a denouement that is staggering in its humanity, elegance, and truth.
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Helprin, M. (2018). Paris in the present tense. The Overlook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Helprin, Mark. 2018. Paris in the Present Tense. The Overlook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Helprin, Mark, Paris in the Present Tense. The Overlook Press, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Helprin, Mark. Paris in the Present Tense. The Overlook Press, 2018.
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| Last Sierra Extract Time | Sep 17, 2025 06:11:38 AM |
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