About the Author

G�rard Bonal is a very well known and critically acclaimed historian and author. Saint Germain des Press was published by Editions du Seuil in 2008. He is an author of novels and biographies, and has written books on G�rard Philipe, Madeleine Renaud and Jean-Louis Barrault, Simone de Beauvoir and Colette.

Reviews

" offers a precious guide into the intimacy of La Dolce Vita of the Saint Germain culture, a community of circumstance brimming with eternal stories."--Midi Libre (02/25/2016)"

"Saint Germain des Pres, a block of houses which thought themselves the center of the universe In his book, as passionate as it is well documented, Gerard Bonal gathered the testimonies of those cultural icons - Sartre, de Beauvoir, Greco, Picasso - who frequented this famous quarter, without knowing where the day ends or when the night begins between 1945 and 1955."--Nouvel Observateur"

"The biographer allows us to relive in vivid detail, the most important moments of this captivating enclave from which an exceptional cultural avant-garde flourished."--Le Courrier (02/25/2016)

"The extraordinary story of the cradle of existentialism as passionately detailed by Gerard Bonal brings to life with passion and tender nostalgia, the complete adventure of this vibrant Left Bank culture Saint Germain had something undefinable which possessed the charm of a village and was simply poetry itself."--Libre Belgique"

"The portrait of Saint Germain des Pres where Sartre reigned as master and where Camus passed from enthusiasm to melancholy. A paradise lost for our young authors, who drink from these pages like one dying of thirst at a well. The enchantment is unforgettable." --Le Figaro"

" offers a precious guide into the intimacy of La Dolce Vita of the Saint Germain culture, a community of circumstance brimming with eternal stories."--Midi Libre (02/25/2016)"

"Saint Germain des Pres, a block of houses which thought themselves the center of the universe In his book, as passionate as it is well documented, Gerard Bonal gathered the testimonies of those cultural icons - Sartre, de Beauvoir, Greco, Picasso - who frequented this famous quarter, without knowing where the day ends or when the night begins between 1945 and 1955."--Nouvel Observateur"

"The biographer allows us to relive in vivid detail, the most important moments of this captivating enclave from which an exceptional cultural avant-garde flourished."--Le Courrier (02/25/2016)

"The extraordinary story of the cradle of existentialism as passionately detailed by Gerard Bonal brings to life with passion and tender nostalgia, the complete adventure of this vibrant Left Bank culture Saint Germain had something undefinable which possessed the charm of a village and was simply poetry itself."--Libre Belgique"

"The portrait of Saint Germain des Pres where Sartre reigned as master and where Camus passed from enthusiasm to melancholy. A paradise lost for our young authors, who drink from these pages like one dying of thirst at a well. The enchantment is unforgettable." --Le Figaro"