Contemporary Paris through American & French Fiction

Reading Paris: Connection & Fragmentation

How do people navigate identity, connection, and belonging in the fragmented, multicultural Paris of the twenty-first century?

• Paris Is a Party, Paris Is a Ghost David Hoon Kim (2021)
• Apocalypse Baby / Apocalypse bébé Virginie Despentes (2010)

A side by side reading and discussion to explore how different viewpoints approach similar ideas and what new insights emerge from the comparison.