Memoirs of Montparnasse

About this book

First published in 1970, and now a Canadian classic, Memoirs of Montparnasse by John Glassco portrays expatriate life in Paris, which began for him in 1928 when he arrived there from Montreal at the age of nineteen. Glassco revelled in his youth, his carefree existence, his powers of observation, above all in Paris, and his book is a celebration of these things. In the course of his lively narrative describing the often wayward activities of his circle, we meet George Moore, Robert McAlmon, Man Ray, Kay Boyle, Peggy Guggenheim, Ernest Hemingway, Morley Callaghan, Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, Frank Harris, and many hedonists and eccentrics who are less well known. Each of them makes an indelible impression on the reader through Glassco's literary skill.--Cover.