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Article: A Corner in the Marais: Memoir of a Paris Neighborhood.(Review)
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- March 1, 1999
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Alex Karmel A Corner in the Marais: Memoir of a Paris Neighborhood. David R. Godine, 149 pages, $24.95
Today, those of us who walk through the narrow streets and passageways of the historic Marais district in Paris are in all likelihood on our way to the Musee Picasso, housed in the beautifully restored Hotel Sale. This is a mansion (hotel) built in 1656 for a rich salt tax farmer--in the ancien regime all tax farmers were of their nature and profession unpopular and well-to-do. Nearby is the Musee Carnavalet, a particular favorite of mine, where one may shudder anew at the document stained with Robespierre's blood from his jaw, broken as he was hurried to the ...