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BLAISE CENDRARS—FLÂNEUR EXTRAORDINAIRE

THE FRENCH word flâneur has nuances of meaning: loafer, stroller, dabbler, dawdler, loiterer, yet somehow describing a person who’s anything but inactive in these activities. Blaise Cendrars was a Swiss-born … Continue reading

January 5, 2016 · Leave a comment